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Example: If Jenny worked out while walking, using crutches for 30 minutes and she weighed 115 pounds, Jenny would burn 137 calories.
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(Kate)I think it would depend on the user and their tools. Someone with a pair of underarm crutches who has no experience using them - and potentially poor upper body strength - will have different results to an experienced user with a pair of high tech carbon fibre forearm crutches.
I question the calorie burn for walking on crutches. I'm using many of the same muscles required for climbing a steep incline (scrambling). If I am weightlifting, most of the calorie burn occurs while resting afterwards. Could that be the case with walking on crutches, since you are continuously lifting your own body weight?
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