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TRACKING EXERCISE

tobybears8
tobybears8 Posts: 83 Member
edited February 25 in Fitness and Exercise
What is the difference between low impact aerobics and general aerobics? I have video tapes of Richard Simmons and want to know how to put these in my exercise tracker.

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  • Just_Ceci
    Just_Ceci Posts: 5,926 Member
    Low impact would mean no jumping, high steps, etc. (basically your feet don't leave the floor.)

    Without a heart rate monitor, it's hard to get an accurate measure of actual calories burned.

    When I was losing (maintenance now), I usually tried to only eat back 1/2 my exercise calories just in case the calorie burn figured by mfp was over what I actually burned.
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