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Weight lifting Question

samanthapeeples478
samanthapeeples478 Posts: 8
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Does weight lifting not count towards calorie burn? I logged my reps/sets and nothing showed up under excercise, it still says zero.

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  • jenglish712
    jenglish712 Posts: 497 Member
    There is an entry under cardio for it. But it's a guess. Too many variables. Weight, tempo, muscles used, rest times, etc. Even when I used to use it, 45 minutes of lifting would get eclipsed by 10 minutes of cardio.
  • ruggedshutter
    ruggedshutter Posts: 389 Member
    I use a suspension trainer (similar to TRX) and I have found that you can log it as circuit training. I cut the calories in half because I think that they are on the high side for what I'm doing. So for a 45 minute session, I estimate about 300. My typical workout doesn't include much rest between exercises either. The only real way to know what you burn is to use a heart rate monitor.
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