Question

To lose 1 pound, a person needs to use up 3500 calories exercising or eat 3500 fewer calories than their calories needed for weight maintenance.

Suppose Rasheed needs to lose 10 lbs. He would have to eat 10(3500) = 35,000 fewer calories than he needs or he could try to use up some of those calories exercising. If he wants to lose 10 lbs in 2 months without increasing his exercising, he will need to cut out
35,000 calories / 60 days = 583 calories per day. That’s a lot!

8. If Rasheed weighs 200 lbs and he is going to jog 5 miles per day at 5 mph to lose this weight instead of altering his diet, how many days will he have to jog over the 2 month period? First determine Rasheed’s “Calories per Mile.” Then, multiplying this by 5 miles/day will give you the “Calories per Day.” Use that to determine how many days he’ll need to jog.

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