Anybody Help Please

mallonsme
mallonsme Posts: 4 Member
edited November 9 in Fitness and Exercise
Ok been doing MFP for about the last 6 months, I have started the 30 Abs & Squat challenge what I would like to know has anyone any idea what the Calories burned would be as cant find on Data Base, it is not done by minuets but by the reps of each excersise. TIA

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  • JeffseekingV
    JeffseekingV Posts: 3,165 Member
    I suggest you time it and just log it as a type of cardio
  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,261 Member
    Yes, use the bodyweight training (might be bodyweight exercise) option under cardio. If I remember correctly, there's also a calisthenics option that has the same calories.
  • jamieish1984
    jamieish1984 Posts: 7
    Do you have or use a Heart Rate monitor? If so you can calculate a pretty accurate calorie burn that way too. If not, logging as cardio will give you a pretty good idea because you're HR will be elevated doing both exercises. :)
  • IsaackGMOON
    IsaackGMOON Posts: 3,358 Member
    It's worth buying a Heart Rate Monitor. They give you a pretty accurate calorie burn, relatively speaking. They're also pretty cheap.
  • esjones12
    esjones12 Posts: 1,363 Member
    A Polar F4 heart rate monitor can be like $60.

    There are tons of things that factor into calorie burns from age, height, weight, intensity, fitness level, etc. A heart rate monitor tracks your HR which is a pretty accurate way of measuring how hard you are working.

    If you don't buy one. You can time it, cut the time in half and log it as circuit training.

    But honestly if it's one of those 30 day challenge things where you start off with like 5 squats and 10 crunches and build up. Not worth logging in my opinion.
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