Seven Minute Scientific Workout

cmhwilkins
cmhwilkins Posts: 1 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Has anyone used the "Seven Minute Scientific Workout"? Knowing that it takes more than 7 minutes to complete and how many 'reps' of each of the 12 exercises you are able to perform, how many calories does it really burn?

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  • Catpitch
    Catpitch Posts: 1 Member
    I need help figuring out how to upload the Seven Minute workout into MyFitnessPal. Any tips?
  • trigden1991
    trigden1991 Posts: 4,658 Member
    7 minutes isn't long enough to do much. I wouldn't log it
  • Cave_Goose
    Cave_Goose Posts: 156 Member
    According to MFP, 10 minutes of body weight strength training (pushups, planks, squats, lunges, etc) is approximately 60 calories. I don't know this 7-minute program, but you're not burning much more than that.

    Not worth logging the calories. However, I do log my 10-minutes of daily core strengthening exercises to hold me accountable to doing it.
  • BrianSharpe
    BrianSharpe Posts: 9,248 Member
    While there is compelling evidence that short workouts like this can lead to significant improvements in fitness the sad truth is that they don't burn a lot of calories (don't bank on much more than 10 cal per minute of actual activity)
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,040 Member
    cmhwilkins wrote: »
    Has anyone used the "Seven Minute Scientific Workout"? Knowing that it takes more than 7 minutes to complete and how many 'reps' of each of the 12 exercises you are able to perform, how many calories does it really burn?
    You MAY burn 50-100 calories. Listen, it's a 7 minute workout. It hits the basics to keep muscles in fair condition. Don't expect great things from it.

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  • mom23mangos
    mom23mangos Posts: 3,069 Member
    There is a 7 minute workout in the Cardiio app and you can measure your heart rate at the end of it to give you a better idea of how much you burn. It's not much. But I enjoy it as a warmup. My husband and I used to go sprinting in the morning and follow it up with the 7 minute workout. I'd hit the gym after that.
  • trigden1991
    trigden1991 Posts: 4,658 Member
    mom23mangos wrote: »
    There is a 7 minute workout in the Cardiio app and you can measure your heart rate at the end of it to give you a better idea of how much you burn. It's not much. But I enjoy it as a warmup. My husband and I used to go sprinting in the morning and follow it up with the 7 minute workout. I'd hit the gym after that.

    Measuring HR does not provide a more accurate calorie burn.
  • brdoyle8
    brdoyle8 Posts: 38 Member
    I used seven minute back in the fall when I was super busy but wanted to get something in everyday. I usually did two reps. It was good, I think in practicality it would pair well with some good cardio for a rounded out workout if you didn't have access to weights. I wouldn't worry a ton about logging those specific calories, take it as a bonus for your day.
  • BrianSharpe
    BrianSharpe Posts: 9,248 Member
    trigden1991 wrote: »
    mom23mangos wrote: »
    There is a 7 minute workout in the Cardiio app and you can measure your heart rate at the end of it to give you a better idea of how much you burn. It's not much. But I enjoy it as a warmup. My husband and I used to go sprinting in the morning and follow it up with the 7 minute workout. I'd hit the gym after that.

    Measuring HR does not provide a more accurate calorie burn.

    Beat me to it!
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