Training plan
Fat-Loss Running Time Estimator
Use this to turn a rough weekly running-calorie target into minutes you can spread across repeatable easy runs.
- Uses a simple running estimate of about 1 kcal per kg per km.
- Converts the target into weekly minutes and minutes per session.
- Fat loss still depends on total energy balance, sleep, strength work, and recovery.
This estimator turns a calorie target into repeatable easy-running time, so the week starts from consistency rather than guesswork.
- Use an easy pace you can repeat, not race pace.
- Start with a modest weekly running-calorie target.
- Keep sessions short enough that recovery is normal.
The estimate is based on distance covered at your easy pace. It does not predict fat loss by itself.
- If the per-session time is too high, reduce the target or add walking.
- Increase weekly time only after the current level feels normal.
- Pair running with food, sleep, and strength habits.
Use the per-session time as an upper limit for the next week of easy runs.
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How much easy running time fits my weekly fat-loss goal?
Estimate uses about 1 kcal per kg per km. Treat it as planning guidance, not a fat-loss promise.