[pct-l] Burning Calories

[jdrows at comcast.net (jdrows@xxxxxxxxxxx)]

At the following site: http://tinyurl.com/pthf , one can enter one's weight and 60 minutes to get an approximation of calories burned.  For my weight of 180, I burn 572 calories an hour.  It said that walking at 3 MPH for my weight, burned about 236 calories less.  

At http://tinyurl.com/ptib , the total for b'packing was the same and equivalent to .97 Big Macs.  Factors such as weight of pack, incline or decline, speed, or condition of athlete were offered.  Gender differences didn't change the total.

A 3rd site differentiated between light, moderate and heavy backpacking resulting in 408, 654 and 816 calories respectively.

Whatever rate you chose, determining the amount of calories required for b'packing is not solely determined by calories burned on a daily basis.  There is also a total from one's BMR that needs to be added in to find the ideal daily caloric consumption.  Additional info for totalling calories is found at http://tinyurl.com/pti9
Best regards,
JD
> Your calorie numbers are pretty accurate from what I based my hike on. I
> carried 2 - 2.5 pounds of food a day, and packed in the calories while in
> town.
> 
> You basically need to become an eating machine. 
> 
> I'm willing to bet that 'not enough calories' is one of the leading (yet
> invisible) reasons people don't (or can't) finish the trail.  When I didn't
> feel like eating, I'd just say to myself, "The success of your hike depends
> on eating. Eat!"
> 
> Also, most thru-hikers are on the move a lot more than 8 hours a day.  
> 
> I think that the draw of calories is one reason that towns become such a big
> focus for some hikers.  Your mind associates unlimited calories with town,
> then tells your body to get there as fast as possible (or vice versa).
> 
> IMHO
> John B., the hiker formerly known as Cupcake
> 
> ---
> >Date: Thu, 2 Oct 2003 10:33:00 -0400
> >From: "Rob Rathmann" <rrathmann@groupconvergence.com>
> <snip>
> >Hiking, cross country for 8 hours: 4572.21 Calories

> >Walking, upstairs for 8 hours: 6081.04 Calories
> >THAT IS BURNING BETWEEN 4572.21-6081.04 Calories DURING AN 8 HOUR HIKE!!!
> <snip>
> >Carcinomad '04
> 
> 
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