Why doesnt strength training count towards calories burned ?
scott12b
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When I add strength training to my exercise section. It doesn't add to my calories burned . Why is that the case? I'm sure calories,are burned during those exercises too. More muscles =more calories burned .
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You have to add "weight training" as a cardio exercise to get it to increase calories burned.1
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There are lots of different calorie burn numbers for strength training so I would pick a more conservative amount to add if you plan to eat any back. I have also see people talk more than they workout so its a crapshoot at best.0
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Thank you very much. Appreciate the help. Big difference when you do 2 hrs lifting and 1 hr cardio.0
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I do HIIT which is a combo of weights and cardio - very few of the exercises/movement are listed and I guarantee that I burn more calories at that for one hour than my one hour hatha yoga class!0
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It doesn't burn that much unfortunately. I think it's easier to add it to your activity level rather than counting individual workouts. But as stated, you can add "strength training" via the cardio section for an estimate.1
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I put on my headphones and talk very little cause I do some forms of cardio in between each set .and 30 minutes cardio before and after workout . Treadmill before...arc trainer after0
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amyrebeccah wrote: »If you're doing cardio between each set, then you're really doing more circuit training than strength training.
Yup. Use the "circuit training" option in the database.1
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