950 calories burned doing Zumba

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Muffiewilmes
Muffiewilmes Posts: 36 Member
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I wore my fitbit while taking a Zumba class and it said I had burned almost 1000 calories. Don't get me wrong I worked my butt off but really that many calories. I compared to what MFP had for 60 min of Zumba and it was clse to the same. Is this right?

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  • caseys29
    caseys29 Posts: 63 Member
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    My heart rate monitor usually says about 450 calories for my easier Zumba class and 550 calories for my harder Zumba class. I think MFP is about 100-200 calories more than what my heart rate monitor says when I plug it in, so I'll put in less minutes to balance it out. I'm not sure how the FitBits work - do they measure your heart rate?
  • WalkingAlong
    WalkingAlong Posts: 4,926 Member
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    It's hard but not impossible to burn that much if you're very overweight.

    http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/exercise/SM00109
  • WakkoW
    WakkoW Posts: 567 Member
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    Did it say that you burned that much during zumba or was it for the entire day?

    The fitbit is intended to track the total calories burned during a day (including those you burn while sleeping, driving, watching tv, being alive).
  • Muffiewilmes
    Muffiewilmes Posts: 36 Member
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    No I checked my calories burned right b4 then what it was after and did the math. I'm 80# ovweight so maybe it is right. Thanks
  • carri1234
    carri1234 Posts: 3 Member
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    I generally burn between 800 and 1100 calories during my Zumba classes. I wear a heart rate monitor and my heart can at times reach 170, so I back off a little. Basically, I dance my butt off :). Sounds like you are too! Good job!

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