Kettle bell class - any ideas on tracking value?

POjo73

Hi,
I am new on MFP so please excuse me if I'm asking an obvious question and haven't yet found the right place to get the answer ( I have had a look!)

I am 5ft 5, currently weigh 10st 3lb and am trying to work out the 'value' of the weekly kettle bell class I attend. It is a 45 minute workout, usually in three fairly non stop blocks with then a set of ab exercises at the end, and including warm up and cool down of course. I use mostly an 8 kg weight but for a few exercises (above shoulders) a 6kg.

Any ideas on how I should value this in terms of tracking my exercise? T I A for any ideas!

Jo x

Sunflower1069

I would also like to know how to track my kettlebell classes.

POjo73

I asked my instructor, she said approx 375 calories per class (35 mins of full on kbs) for my height/weight. Don't know if that helps you too Sunflower?

CyberTone

Depending on how you are using the kettlebell as a piece of equipment while performing an exercise activity, you could log it under cardiovascular using "Strength training (weight lifting, weight training)" or "Circuit training, general" to get an estimate of Calories burned. Please note that the estimated Calories burned for cardiovascular exercises provided by MFP are based on published metabolic equivalent of tasks (METs), which are estimates for a general population and may differ for you as an individual.

The Compendium of Physical Activities has a new activity with an estimated METs of 9.8 for Kettlebell workout from a study comparing kettlebell workout with treadmill running.

You could use any one of the pre-loaded exercises with a similar METs value. The METs factors provide estimates for a general population and an individual user's Calorie burn rate may be different.

METs - Activity
8.0 - Circuit training, general
8.5 - Aerobics, step, with 6-8 inch step
9.0 - Running, 5.2 mph (11.5 min/mile)
9.0 - Running, cross country
9.8 - Running, 6.0 mph (10.0 min/mile)
10.0 - Aerobics, step, with 10-12 inch step

makeoverpm

Hi I've only just read this I've been wearing a HRM for my kettle bell class and I burn approx 250 calories. I'm 5ft 7in weigh 10st 7lbs. I work hard during the class and sweat a lot. Hope that helps you!!!

atypicalsmith

There's really no truly accurate way to track calories burned. Underestimate and you'll be fine.