The Calories Burned With the Life Fitness Elliptical

The Calories Burned With the Life Fitness Elliptical
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Consistent workouts on a Life Fitness elliptical machine can help you burn a significant number of calories. The number of calories an individual burns during each workout is dependent on several factors.

Factors

Your body weight will make an impact on the number of calories you burn, as heavier people burn more calories than lighter people in the same amount of time. The machine has several settings, and incline and the speed at which you pedal on the Life Fitness elliptical machine will set the intensity of your workout, making a direct impact on calories burned.

Estimated Calories

According to Health Status, during a 60-minute workout, a 150-lb. person will burn about 774 calories. You can determine your own estimated calories burned by using an online calorie calculator.

Weight Loss

Maximize your workouts to burn the most calories by working out at the appropriate intensity, which is about 70 percent of your maximum heart rate. To lose weight, you must burn more calories than you consume over a period of time, so making your elliptical workouts as efficient as possible will facilitate weight loss.

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Article reviewed by Teresa Mullins Last updated on: Nov 12, 2010

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