Will adding light weights to aerobics burn more calories?

iceycoldhot
iceycoldhot Posts: 72 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
I do a lot of kickboxing/aerobics workout dvds. Some of them say you can hold 3 pound weights while doing them to burn more calories. Is this the truth?? Will adding weights to my cardio help burn more?

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  • jacksonpt
    jacksonpt Posts: 10,413 Member
    Yes, assuming everything else remains the same.
  • Cherimoose
    Cherimoose Posts: 5,208 Member
    A negligible amount. Maybe 5% higher? If you slow your pace holding weights, then less.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,056 Member
    Yes if the intensity is the same. If it's less then not really.

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  • jacksonpt
    jacksonpt Posts: 10,413 Member
    edited January 2015
    ninerbuff wrote: »
    Yes if the intensity is the same. If it's less then not really.

    Not trying to split hairs, but if the intensity remains the same with the addition of hand weights, doesn't the overall burn remain the same? Weights would have to increase intensity for the calorie burn to increase, no?
  • Mr_Knight
    Mr_Knight Posts: 9,532 Member
    jacksonpt wrote: »
    ninerbuff wrote: »
    Yes if the intensity is the same. If it's less then not really.

    Not trying to split hairs, but if the intensity remains the same with the addition of hand weights, doesn't the overall burn remain the same? Weights would have to increase intensity for the calorie burn to increase, no?

    Yep, you got it.

    I think the other poster was perhaps thinking "intensity of result".
  • Azdak
    Azdak Posts: 8,281 Member
    jacksonpt wrote: »
    ninerbuff wrote: »
    Yes if the intensity is the same. If it's less then not really.

    Not trying to split hairs, but if the intensity remains the same with the addition of hand weights, doesn't the overall burn remain the same? Weights would have to increase intensity for the calorie burn to increase, no?

    Semantics--I think people mean that "workload" remains the same (admittedly difficult to quantify in an exercise class or video). The hand weights add to the workload and increase intensity.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,056 Member
    jacksonpt wrote: »
    ninerbuff wrote: »
    Yes if the intensity is the same. If it's less then not really.

    Not trying to split hairs, but if the intensity remains the same with the addition of hand weights, doesn't the overall burn remain the same? Weights would have to increase intensity for the calorie burn to increase, no?
    Sorry, I meant the intensity of the actual exercise without weights. For example, if one walked a mile in 18 minutes, then added weights and still made that walk in 18 minutes, then calorie burn would be increased.

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