Jogging is the easiest and safest way to burn calories in your body and shed excess weight. But how many calories burned jogging can you make when you jog?

To objectively measure the calories (kcal) burned by jogging, you must start by weighing yourself. What is your weight? The reason why you should know your weight at the start of jogging is because your weight must be proportionate to the calories burned jogging.

When jogging to burn calories, you typically choose any of the two options. Are you jogging for distance or for speed? A calorie calculator can help you compute how much calorie burned jogging you need.

Experts say that to shed one pound you need to burn 3500 kcal. So if you jog and lose about 500 kcal a day, then in only a week you will lose a pound. However, you have to know your Body Mass Index (BMI) if you are to calculate for the calories that you need to burn. If you are 5’8” and you weigh 200 pounds, you are overweight because the normal maximum weight should be 165 pound. Well, that’s going to be 35 pounds to lose!

Using a calorie calculator, jogging for 45 minutes if you are a 200 pounder will only result in 476 kcal burned. If you jog for seven days for 45 minutes a day, it will only be 3332 kcal burned. In one week, you would lose about one pound. But you need to get rid of 35 pounds, so it means jogging for the same duration for about 35 to 37 weeks.

However, even if you jog at this rate, you also need to watch what you are eating. An average person can consume 2000 kcal daily. If you are consuming this much and you noticed that you are still overweight, the 2000 kcal is just above what your body requires. You need to taper down on the calorie intake you get from your meals and arrive at a balanced consumption rate, the number of calories you need to consume to level off your weight. Make sure that the calorie intake is directly proportionate to the calorie you needed to burn. When your calorie intake increases after jogging, then your purpose to burn calories become fruitless. Usually appetite is stimulated right after an exercise.

If you are unsure whether your calorie intake meets the normal range, low-calorie diets must be preferred. You don’t really need to follow a strict diet program to lessen your calorie intake. Low calorie food makes it easier to burn them when you are jogging to lose weight.

Because of fast food fad, you add useless calories to your body. It’s best to refrain from fast foods. Choose a low carb diet, and protein intake must be in large amounts. Prefer the fiber rich foods, salads and always drink plenty of water.

Overtime, endurance and speed will increase when you jog regularly. So if you can only burn 476 kcal daily, you may increase your speed per hour. Doing this means you can reach the goal of burning at least one pound in a week. The faster you jog, the more calorie you burn. Similarly, the longer you jog, you faster you will shed excess weight.