What piece of Gym equipment burns the most calories

[jim1174]

I have heard that some gym equipment can burn more calories in the same amount of time Vs another piece of equipment

[gomez26]

I have heard that some gym equipment can burn more calories in the same amount of time Vs another piece of equipment

the more muscles u use the more calories u will burn, the larger the muscles worked the more calories burned. exercises like squats, deadlifts, power cleans etc burn the most calories per unit time, but for fat loss there is an upper limit to how much energy u want to expend in a short time because u will get gassed too quickly to keep doing it for a substantial period of time required to burn an acceptable quantity of calories for fat loss. so metabolic fatigue will hold u back. moderate energy usage for longer periods of time is what is needed, with that in mind finding the activity/equipment with the highest rate of calories used is not important. any standard equipment like stat bike, stepper, rower etc is more than adequate - u can vary speed to burn more or less.
dont listen to infomercials for exercise science principles.

[matrix563]

i'd say what gomez said, and then a jacob's ladder machine. then a session in a infrared sauna . now that will burn some calories!

[Tyciol]

oh Cool, 1 of dese thrads; dont underestim8 rowwing machines ithur

[keyboardworkout]

Tug Toner

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[Wildtim]

The fastest way to burn calories is to eat at a deficit that way you are burning calories all day and night just sitting there or sleeping.

[PaulWog]

I have heard that some gym equipment can burn more calories in the same amount of time Vs another piece of equipment

Using gym equipment isn't all about burning calories. The effectiveness at which you are developing your cardiovascular strength does not entirely equate to how many calories you burn in a given session. It's important to be concerned with the development of your cardiovascular endurance/strength, your muscles, and of course your burned calories. Improving your cardiovascular strength will improve your capacity to burn calories: essentially, it doesn't matter what equipment you use so much as who is using the equipment, if we're talking about cardio training and getting calories burnt off. Improving your muscles (both strength and size) will again improve your ability to burn calories; added benefits include the increase of your metabolism permanently, meaning constantly more calories burned. Finally, added muscle will help improve your bone density, which is just an outright good thing.

To get to the point: There are one-and-done solutions for burning calories, however if you are looking for the most effective way to burn calories, then you have to look at yourself and your own routine as opposed to one specific piece of equipment. One-and-done (ex. going on a run every day) is only a sustainable method of burning calories and keeping weight off if you continue to go on runs regularly. If you add in strength training, you are effectively improving your ability to sustain a given weight level beyond just relying on cardio regularly; though, cardio is always important.

One could burn more calories in a given unit of time on a bike than using a skip rope simply because the person on the bike is in a better condition to do so; this could come down to just a difference in cardiovascular strength. One could burn more calories doing their strength training program (let's say squats, calf raises, leg raises, leg curls, etc) than someone else may burn by going on a half hour run; this could come down to primarily the fact that the strength trainer has so much muscle. Heck, someone could burn more calories by sitting on a couch than a professional athlete may burn on an hour run: if the guy sitting on the couch is 700 pounds (obscenely obese), then just by sitting around he's going to burn extreme amounts of calories; in that case, burning calories would initially be done most effectively simply by sitting around (and to keep the weight off, a careful eating plan would be the subsequent answer).

Now that I've said all that, I can get straight to your question and give you an answer:
- If you're speaking about a piece of equipment for quick calorie loss, the skip rope is highly regarded as being an extremely effective form of cardio. This might not be the case for a beginner or casual user though. I would recommend finding a good bike route, getting a cheap bike speed meter for your bike, and trying to maintain an average of 20km/h on your bike route (this can differ given your physical abilities and difficulty of the route). Just make sure the route amounts to about 10km (so half an hour) and ends up being back at the same spot you started. The same could be said about running, however. Or rowing. Or swimming. All of these are going to be effective. If you got a treadmill, that'd work well as well.

- If you're speaking about a stationary piece of equipment which has its focal point around muscular training as opposed to endurance or cardiovascular training, and you specifically want an all-in-one piece of equipment, then you may want to look at a multigym (unless if you're willing to get into freeweights, in which case you can work wonders with a dumbbell set and knowledge of exercises and knowing how to maintain good form).

- If you want a recommendation on just one thing you do every single day, then honestly just pick a form of cardio on a device that you enjoy the most, and go with it. You will burn calories proportionate to the effort you put into your exercise. Remember there is an "afterburner" effect... you'll burn calories approximately equal to 30-45 minutes worth of cardiovascular training *AFTERWARD* over the period of 4 or so hours, if you spend about 30 minutes of moderately intense training on whatever device you are using.

[cavymeister]

I have heard that some gym equipment can burn more calories in the same amount of time Vs another piece of equipment

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[nosaj1033]

Jump rope!!!

[JUGERNAUT]

the more muscles u use the more calories u will burn, the larger the muscles worked the more calories burned. exercises like squats, deadlifts, power cleans etc burn the most calories per unit time, but for fat loss there is an upper limit to how much energy u want to expend in a short time because u will get gassed too quickly to keep doing it for a substantial period of time required to burn an acceptable quantity of calories for fat loss. so metabolic fatigue will hold u back. moderate energy usage for longer periods of time is what is needed, with that in mind finding the activity/equipment with the highest rate of calories used is not important. any standard equipment like stat bike, stepper, rower etc is more than adequate - u can vary speed to burn more or less.
dont listen to infomercials for exercise science principles.

what he said... most infomercials are full of bro science.

[VoxExMachina]

What piece of Gym equipment burns the most calories

The one you actually use.

[Indestructible6]

[AttyGuy]

Tug Toner

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Best. Answer. Yet.

[dskoo65]

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yes!!

very cost efficient too.

total investment about $100.

[twodog]

Load as much weight as you can handle on an olympic bar and do compound movements (ie. squats, DL's, power cleans). You'll burn off a whole lot more calories in an hour than running or anything else.

[simplynutrition]

Well I think its a bit of a silly question, however this machine, the ROM, claims to burn the most calories in a short period of time. Check it out at fastexercise.com

[RBLOCK]

Well I think its a bit of a silly question, however this machine, the ROM, claims to burn the most calories in a short period of time. Check it out at fastexercise.com

LOL at paying 15 grand for a rowing machine/stepper combo.