Between running and plank, which one is the most effective at burning calories?

Exercise cannot be separated in an effort to lose weight. Especially if the goal is not to get the ideal body weight. So which exercise do you do more often, plank, or run? Of the two, which one burns the most calories in the body? Here's the explanation.

How many calories do you burn while running?

Based on calculations from the health website WebMD, those of you who weigh 60 kilograms (kg) can burn as much as 80 kcal when you run in 10 minutes. If you run within 30 minutes, you've managed to burn 240 kcal of calories.

According to dr. Daniel V. Vigil, a Professor of Health Sciences from the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA says that when you run 1.6 kilometers (km), the calories you burn are 100 calories. However, this depends on each person's weight.

According to a table compiled by The American Council on Exercise, people who weigh around 60-63 kg can burn calories up to 13.2 kcal per minute while running. So when you run for ten minutes, you burn 132 kcal of calories. In 30 minutes, the calories burned is 396 kcal.

Still according to dr. Vigil in Healthline, if you want to burn 400 kcal in an hour, you can run 6.4 km. This is provided that you can cover a distance of 1.6 km in 15 minutes.

If you wanted to burn 400 kcal in just 30 minutes, you would need to run 6.4 km in 7 minutes 30 seconds. So the speed you run doesn't affect the calories you burn, even though it might take you longer.

Can planks burn as many calories as running?

As reported by Health, planks can burn your body's calories by 12 kcal per round. This rotation is when you perform a plank motion such as standing with your feet hip-width apart, bend over until your palms touch the floor. Without moving your legs, push your hands forward using the help of your abdominal muscles. Continue to extend both hands forward until they are stretched into an elongated plank position.

After that, drag your hands back (as if placing your feet) onto your toes until they return to the starting position, keeping your abdominal muscles tight. If you can do it up to 10 times, that means you've burned 120 kcal.

Based on the workout calculator calculations from Myfitnesspal, those of you who weigh 60 kg can burn as much as 30 kcal when you do a plank hold.

So, which one is better?

Running does burn more calories than planks in the same time duration. Sports that burn the most calories are more effective for those of you who want to lose weight. However, running or plank has its advantages and disadvantages.

Basically running trains the endurance of the heart and lungs in using oxygen. Meanwhile, the focus of the plank is to train muscle strength. However, it is not impossible that both of them can train heart and lung fitness and muscle strength at the same time with the right combination of movements.

You also have to be consistent and exercise regularly if you want to lose weight quickly. So, you can't choose the type of exercise based only on how many calories you can burn. If you run, you burn more calories, but you don't have time to run outside the house and don't have one treadmill, even better just plank at home

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