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How many Calories does Tabata burn

by Sue

This Tabata training looks hectic but i am keen, I am probably going to start and use this mainly for fat loss. The one thing i wanted to try and workout was how many calories does this burn?

I took a calorie counter and plugged the figures in and comes up with 80 calories? So i don't see how its possible to lose a huge amount of weight in that time if you really are not burning a lot of calories off.

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How many Calories does Tabata burn

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starstarstarstarstar 		Its not about the calories
by: Greg

mmm, ok, its a little about calories but the point here is that you need to look at the overall picture of calories over a 24 to 48 hour period rather than just over the tabata protocol.

With the tabata protocol you end up raising your metabolism for the next 24 to 48 hours. So instead of looking at what calories are burned up its better to look at how many more calories your body needs over a period of time. Only then will it start making sense.
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starstarstarstarstar 		So how can we calculate this?
by: Brian

Is there a way that you can calculate what you are going to burn so that you can then predict what sort of fat loss you can achieve?
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starstarstarstarstar 		Problems with a formula
by: Greg

The problem with trying to bring this down to a formula is that there are too many unknowns to figure it out. If we start with a persons metabolism we can get an idea by working out BMR and you can also work out how many calories the person is eating but as soon as we add exercise you have problems - the amount of muscle mass involved in the exercise will change the equation as will the intensity that the exercise is performed. These measurements are individual for everyone so its really hard to bring it into an equation.
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starstarstarstarstar 		the afterburn
by: diegs

Just to add to what Greg said, the good thing about Tabata training is that it increases EPOC (excess post oxygen consumption), which then causes the body to increase the body's metabolism- hours, or sometimes days, AFTER the workout..The important thing here to consider is how much you're burning after, not during, the workout since this afterburn contributes majority of fat-loss.
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starstarstarstarstar 		Burn while you sleep
by: Pete

There will also be a very high level of lactic acid produced which will trigger growth hormone which burns the fat. Especially when you go to bed you'll be burning fat cos of the growth hormone produced!
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starstarstarstarstar 		800-1000 calories for a 30 min session
by: Anonymous

I do a tabata workout class 3x a week, and the classes are in 30 minute sessions (so it starts wtih a warmup, followed by a tabata interval, followed by modified tabata intervals for arms and abs, followed by a few other modified tabata intervals for legs, and then sprints at the end). One of the women in my group has a body bug, and one day she wore it she burned 800 calories (in 30 min!!) and the next day she burned 950 calories. Don't try and plug the workout into formulas, there is nothing out there like this that exists and will work you out nearly as hard. Plus, you continue to burn calories for up to 36 hours following the workout. Well worth it. I have been doing it for 6 weeks, and didn't really need to lose any weight, but have SERIOUSLY toned up and lost 5 lbs. My body has never looked better.
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starstarstarstarstar 		I love Tabata wish i knew about it sooner
by: Anonymous

I got married in may and exercised on exercise TV 21/2 months before wedding on demand 20-30 min a day and it was slowly working then after my wedding i found Tabata i get bored quick but you can change this up in so many ways hard to get bored after a workout i get a high energy level and i lost 3 lbs in 2 weeks but its not the weight its the way my body looks its transforming only been doing it for 24 days and the change is signifigant I love Tabata
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starstarstarstarstar 		Probably not entirely correct... NEW
by: Anonymous

Just wanted to point out that there is very little evidence suggesting that interval protocols (tabata or any other) can actually boost metabolism. In fact there is mounting evidence that this is not the case at all!

However, there is a lot of evidence that improved aerobic capacity will boost the body's ability to efficiently transform fat into energy. This means that a calorie deficiency will cause fat to be burnt rather than muscle.

Doesn't make HIIT any less valuable, but keep in mind that a calorie is still a calorie; there's no magic involved! With a hefty calorie surplus YOU WILL GAIN WEIGHT no matter how many intervals you run/lift...

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