Counting calories problem

• Chunhow

  19 Feb 10, 19:33

  About 58kg, 1.74m. Hope to reach a weight of 62kg.

  Not interested in bodybuilding, just being fit (with the bonus of looking better). Exercise program is about 10 random sessions of the following, weekly:

  -1+ hour tennis

  -800m swim

  -4km run with some static exercises for the core and legs

  -pullups, dips, pushups, situps at the exercise corner

  -gym work based on lower body, chest or upper back

  My questions: How many calories do I need a day for gaining weight gradually? Say over a period of 10 weeks and above.

  How many calories does a typical meal of SG cai fan give? 

• mrvictor

  20 Feb 10, 16:53

  if you want to gain weight, then stop all cardio work, at the most do air alert or simple sprints. take your body weight in pounds and multiply by 17-20 times to get the amount of calories you need a day. around 2800kcal would be good. singapore meal is around 500kcal. but if you eat fast food you can easily hit 1000
• eagle

  23 Feb 10, 13:27

  Originally posted by Chunhow:

   

  Not interested in bodybuilding, just being fit (with the bonus of looking better). Exercise program is about 10 random sessions of the following, weekly:

   

  Bodybuilding is about being fit and looking better. Your sentence contradicts.