How to Work Off a Piece of Pumpkin Pie: a Treadmill Workout

The Pumpkin Pie Workout

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All that turkey on Thanksgiving often feels like an appetizer for the pumpkin pie. If you're interested in off setting the calories in piece of pumpkin pie (316 calories) topped with two tablespoons of whipped cream (16 calories) with a little exercise, you need to burn at least 332 calories.


Here is a 42-minute treadmill workout that will do just that! If you're a 130-pound woman then this interval workout will burn 340 calories.

To see the workout keep on reading.

Set the treadmill incline to one (this will help prevent shin splints).

Time Speed
(mph)		 Calories
burned*		 RPE**
00:00-05:00
4.0
20
 3
05:00-10:00
6.0
45
 4-7
10:00-12:00
7.5
18
 8-10
12:00-15:00
6.0
27
 4-7
15:00-17:00
8.0
24
 8-10
17:00-20:00
6.0
27
 4-7
20:00-22:00
7.5
18
 8-10
22:00-25:00
6.0
27
 4-7
25:00-27:00
8.0
24
 8-10
27:00-30:00
6.0
27
 4-7
30:00-32:00
7.5
18
 8-10
32:00-37:00
6.0
45
 4-7
37:00-42:00
4.0
20
 2-4

*Calories burned calculations are based on a 130-pound woman
**RPE = Rate of Perceived Exertion

Click here for a photo-free, printable version of the workout.

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5 Comments

joolseyc09 joolseyc09
You're missing the point. Calories consumed are calories consumed, healthy or not. And the point of this post is to introduce a workout that burns an amount of calories approximately equivalent to a slice of pie, in light of the upcoming holiday season when a lot of people gain weight from rich holiday desserts and meals.
If I am going to eat pumpkin pie, I'm not gonna get all paranoid and obsessive about having to burn that pumpkin pie off. I eat healthy on a regular basis, pumpkin pie isn't going to make me fat, if I continue my regular lifestyle.
Marshmelly411 Marshmelly411
I think I would die if I did 8.0...literally die. haha =p David - perhaps I'm missing something, but the writer doesn't mention anything about good calories like nuts and fruit, only calories from the pie (hence the title of the workout). I think you may have misinterpreted the writer's intention.At any rate now I want a slice of pumpkin pie!
Marshmelly411 Marshmelly411
I think I would die if I did 8.0...literally die. haha =p David - perhaps I'm missing something, but the writer doesn't mention anything about good calories like nuts and fruit, only calories from the pie (hence the title of the workout). I think you may have misinterpreted the writer's intention. At any rate now I want a slice of pumpkin pie!
This is the worst article that I have read in a long time. The article is flawed. This article assumes that all calories are created equal. For example, nuts such as walnuts and almonds have a lot of calories but they are healthy. A bite of pumpkin pie versus a bowl of fruit that is rich in nutrients and natural sugars is not the same. Flawed logic here...
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