How Many Calories Are Burned While Running?

Running is one of many exercises up for consideration if you want to develop a weight loss program, but before you start it is a good idea to check with your doctor first, especially if you are not used to physical exercise.

Running can be performed on a casual basis, but as we are discussing running as opposed to jogging, it is also a competitive sport that can operated at all levels

There is a multitude of advice available concerning running, especially on the internet, sometimes the advice can be confusing, as there are differing views concerning how hard you run and whether running is aerobic or anaerobic, so we will stick to simplicity throughout the course of this article.

The basic requirement is to expend the maximum amount of energy without reaching burn out. The most important point is to perform the exercise on a frequent basis, at least five days per week, and for a reasonable length of time - at least half an hour. Don't concern yourself with distance, pace variation and other such intricacies, just run at a pace you can handle for half an hour. If you do this regularly, it will not take long for you to see the benefits.

As you get fitter, you will run further, and so you will burn more calories, but as long as you stick to your 30 minutes each day, running at the maximum pace that your body will comfortably stand, you will burn the maximum calories. As your fitness levels increase, you will probably run faster and/or further, and as a result you will burn an ever increasing number of calories.

So just how effective is running as a weight loss exercise? Well, there are many variables to consider, but in general if you run at an easy pace - for example five miles per hour - for half an hour, you will burn up to 1000 calories. However you look at it, that's whole bunch of calories, so don't overdo it! It's no good having an intense session one day and then taking the next couple of days to recover, remember the key is to run every day. If you can continue running regularly on this basis you could lose a total of 37 pounds during a 12 month period, and that's a whole lot of body fat off your figure!

Generally running is a solo sport and this can be quite a barrier for some people, so it may be worth considering joining a local club where there are like-minded enthusiasts who can offer friendly help and support.

When performed consistently, running is surely one of the best fat-melting exercises that you can do, but remember that you need to commit to the exercise as a permanent feature of your lifestyle, so give it some serious thought before beginning.

Good luck, and may your running speed you to a healthy, toned, slimmer life!

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