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What would you burn??

  • 20-07-2008 10:57pm
    #1
    Dub_girl_101
    Closed Accounts Posts: 86 ✭✭


    How many calories would you burn (approximately) walking around waitressing all day for about 7 hours?


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  • #2
    SnowMonkey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 286 ✭✭SnowMonkey


    Dub_girl_101 wrote: »
    How many calories would you burn (approximately) walking around waitressing all day for about 7 hours?



    what are the staff meals like. are you haveing ce cream after work etc.... like i do when ive finished inside the kitchen.... :)


  • #3
    Dub_girl_101
    Closed Accounts Posts: 86 ✭✭Dub_girl_101


    SnowMonkey wrote: »
    what are the staff meals like. are you haveing ce cream after work etc.... like i do when ive finished inside the kitchen.... :)

    Nopes I'm have nothing but about 3 cups of milk and one cookie. :o

    I make up for it big time when I arrive home though...


  • #4
    BrokenArrows
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,501 ✭✭✭BrokenArrows


    no idea but id say it would be a fair amount.

    alot more than me sitting infront of a computer for 8 hours a day at work anyway.


  • #5
    EileenG
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,775 ✭✭✭EileenG


    Try wearing a pedometre for a couple of days. You can get little pink ones in most of the 2 euro shops. They're no good for running etc, but they should give you an idea how much you are walking.


  • #6
    kevpants
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,863 ✭✭✭kevpants


    Dub_girl_101 wrote: »
    How many calories would you burn (approximately) walking around waitressing all day for about 7 hours?

    What would I burn? Alot I'd say, I mean I'm not used to heels so the womens shoes would probably tear my calves up. Not to mention all the fluid loss from sweating in case anyone notices I'm a bloke and the inevitable sprint finish out of the building when they eventually do....


    Sorry....bored


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  • #7
    bwardrop
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 340 ✭✭bwardrop


    Using the ACSM prediction equations for walking and making the assumption that you are average weight - say 60kgs - you would be burning just over 4kcals per minute (240kcals per hour)

    This equation is based on steady state walking at just under 4mph. Waitressing is not steady state - there will be fast and slow times, plus you are carrying stuff. I guess that on average over the 7 hours you would consume about 275kcals per hour, so roughly 1900kcals in total, probably less.


    This is just a good guess. It would totally depend on your size, plus how intensely you are working.


  • #8
    Casshern88
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 806 ✭✭✭Casshern88


    Get yours self a pedometer and wear it at work itl give you a general idea


  • #9
    celestial
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,602 ✭✭✭celestial


    You'd burn quite a few calories I'd imagine, mostly from fat as it's pretty low intensity, even if you are running around the place it's still not exactly high-intensity work that would hit you anaerobically all that much.

    Wouldn't mean jack though if you aren't watching what you eat!


  • #10
    BraziliaNZ
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    if i know floor staff they're constantly picking at the meals i put under the lights for tables thus cancelling out their calorie burning while running up and down the restaurant.


  • #11
    celestial
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    BraziliaNZ wrote: »
    if i know floor staff they're constantly picking at the meals i put under the lights for tables thus cancelling out their calorie burning while running up and down the restaurant.

    You sure do see quite a few chubby waiters/waitresses/kitchen staff about the place! If you're around food you're liable to eat it!


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