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Hi. Question about Exercise

dnicoson
dnicoson Posts: 5 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
I am working on trying lots of new classes and exercise. Some I can't find in the database. HOw do you figure out what calories to put in?

I know I need to get some sort of tracker but until I can afford one I am just using the generic ones.

In particular I a trying to find "butts & guts" workout I did yesterday...

Thanks!

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  • MostlyWater
    MostlyWater Posts: 4,294 Member
    The database here is woefully incomplete.
  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    There are 10's of thousands of branded workouts out there (classes, DVDs). MFP could list them all, but would that make the calorie burn estimate more accurate? Nope.

    Using a general category is good enough. It kind of warns you....hey, the calorie burn may not be reliable.

    OP - all exercise with calorie burn estimates are in cardio. Select cardio - strength training. Cardio - circuit training. Cardio - yoga.....whatever.
  • dnicoson
    dnicoson Posts: 5 Member
    Thanks. It was not a highly aerobic workout so I was looking under strength trianing.

    I feel more comfortable taking a guess now.
  • Darjaurhziva
    Darjaurhziva Posts: 28 Member
    1 hour Body pump class burns in average 300-400kcal.
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