kJoule vs. Calorie

**mavsluva** · 12-21-2005, 10:05 PM

Anyone here know how many calories are in a single kJoule? The reason why I ask is because the eliptical machine that I bought for my home gym is manufactured in Germany (Kettler) and it counts the number of kJoules (energy) burned during a cardio session. I did a search on the Internet and it's lead me to believe that a German kJoule is the same as an American calorie, but the measurements are different. My guess is that 1 kJoule is equivalent to .25 American calories. If anyone here knows, then please chime in if you would.

Grace and peace,
Mavsluva

**scriptfactory** · 12-22-2005, 12:43 AM

1 calorie = 4.18 kJ

**Kale** · 12-22-2005, 12:49 AM

Originally Posted by mavsluva

Anyone here know how many calories are in a single kJoule? The reason why I ask is because the eliptical machine that I bought for my home gym is manufactured in Germany (Kettler) and it counts the number of kJoules (energy) burned during a cardio session. I did a search on the Internet and it's lead me to believe that a German kJoule is the same as an American calorie, but the measurements are different. My guess is that 1 kJoule is equivalent to .25 American calories. If anyone here knows, then please chime in if you would.

Grace and peace,
Mavsluva

You ever heard of Google ?

**Flexor** · 12-22-2005, 04:32 AM

Originally Posted by Kale

You ever heard of Google ?

Exactly, if there is something I want to know that is the first place I go. Try finding stuff out for yourself

**mavsluva** · 12-29-2005, 02:02 PM

Notice that I included in my original post, "I did a search on the Internet". The only thing that I found was the number of kjoules in some various foods. Thanks for anwering that question for me.

Mavsluva