Kettlebell - Why is not listed on " 'Calories Burned From Exercise' MFP page?

dxtra30

How come Kettlebell workouts are not listed in the dropdown selection on MFP 'Calories Burned From Exercise' page here -> http://www.myfitnesspal.com/exercise/lookup
Kettlebell exercises are great workouts IMO. Can this ever be added to the page I listed?

TeaBea

Use something like circuit training. There are hundreds (thousands probably) of different workouts. MFP has calorie burn estimations for general categories. The calorie burn estimations won't be better because the name is different.

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
3.0 - Strength training (weight lifting, weight training)
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

Azdak

Exercise and workouts don't come with pre-attached calorie totals, especially when there are multiple movements, intensities, etc.