Question

Nutritional Basis Class

7. We learned in class the approximate Caloric expenditure of running one mile per pound of bodyweight. We also learned how many calories is takes to lose 1 pound of body fat. Given the information below, please calculate Caloric expenditure and make recommendations. (show all work)

Katie is 175 pounds, 5 foot 7 inches, and wants to lose 15 pounds. She plans to start running 5 days/ week as part of her weight loss plan. Safe weight loss is 1-2 pounds/ week. Calculate how many miles Katie will need to run each day in order to lose 1 pound of body fat from running (remember she is running only 5 days). What other recommendations would you make to Katie with regard to her exercise and diet plan for losing weight? Take into consideration what affects metabolic rate and basic dietary principles.

Answer 1

Weight of Katie is 175 lbs

Height of Katie is 5foot 7inches

She wants to lose 15lbs

She plans to run 5days /week

Safe weight loss is 1-2 lbs /week

To calculate :-

How many miles she needs to run each day to lose 1lbs (3500 calories ) of body fat .

One mile is equal to roughly 2,000 steps (100 calories) and 1 pound is equal to 3,500 calories, then to lose one pound per in 5 days .

100 calories are lost in 1mile

Then 1 calories will be lost in 1/100mile

For 3500calories , it will be = 1/100× 3500

= 35 miles in 5 days she needs to run to lose 3500calories

#. Other recommendations :-

- regular exercise

- avoiding junk food

- avoiding fats

- having low carbohydrate diet

- high protein diet

- more fluids

- small frequent diet