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What category of exercise class?

Mustang_Susie
Mustang_Susie Posts: 7,045 Member
edited December 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
It's a combination of cardio (jumping jacks, mountain climbers, sprints, etc.) alternating with strength (curls & squats, shoulder presses & lunges, crunches & oblique twists, etc.) with body weight, hand weights and resistance bands.
I logged it as general aerobics, but would cross training or something else be more accurate?

Replies

  • lorrpb
    lorrpb Posts: 11,463 Member
    You could use circuit training even if the format isn't exactly a circuit.
  • mostein
    mostein Posts: 200 Member
    I typically put everything in as circuit training if it is some type of aerobic activity. Just know that if you aren't using a heart rate monitor the number MFP or the machines give you is likely overestimated.
  • rainbowbow
    rainbowbow Posts: 7,490 Member
    Yep, i'd classify it as circuit training.
  • Mustang_Susie
    Mustang_Susie Posts: 7,045 Member
    @mostein I always assume MFP (and every other "calorie counter") overestimates and manually decrease calorie burn :)
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