Ahmad Shaqadan
KINES-100
04/25/2021
Gain a pound, lose a pound…
There are 3500 calories in one pound of fat. If you run one mile then you will burn
approximately 100 calories. To lose one pound of fat you would have to run 35 miles! Sounds
like a lot but that’s why there are other activities and forms of energy expenditure to lose fat.
Jumping jacks, pull ups, stair walks and hikes are all activities that will help you lose fat. On the
flip side, to gain mass/muscle, you would need to have a meal plan; healthy food, right amount
of protein, and most of all it is important to balance the energy derived from food with that
expended in physical activity, energy weight must exceed expenditure.