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Plank Calories?

ericasturn
ericasturn Posts: 49 Member
edited February 28 in Fitness and Exercise
I was going to log in planks in my exercise log but was unable to find it in the database. Anyone logging this? I am trying to find the amount of calories burned. Maybe it is listed under a different name?

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  • williams969
    williams969 Posts: 2,528 Member
    Any "floor" work I do I log as "calisthenics." There's an entry for light and heavy. I usually pick light for situps, pushups, ab work, planks, etc., since I'm not doing them in a cardio type speed.
  • yogicarl
    yogicarl Posts: 1,260 Member
    Planks are for strengthening the core by isometric contraction and are extremely good at what they do.

    But they don't burn significantly more calories than baseline living, I wouldn't log them as calorie burns but I would definitely still do them for their other values.
  • ericasturn
    ericasturn Posts: 49 Member
    Thanks for the thoughts and information! I agree that planks are a great workout for your core and I am feeling it today!!
  • DavPul
    DavPul Posts: 61,406 Member
    Don't log Planks
  • zoeysasha37
    zoeysasha37 Posts: 7,088 Member
    I don't log them at all.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,148 Member
    Yep don't log them.

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