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calorie counter??

sarabig2fit
sarabig2fit Posts: 274 Member
edited September 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Have you all seen this website?? Is it to be trusted?? Do you have any other suggestions for figuring out how many calories I burn doing certain activities at my weight?

http://www.healthstatus.com/calculate/cbc

Thanks in advance for your help!

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  • sarabig2fit
    sarabig2fit Posts: 274 Member
    Or is there something on this website that can help me figure out my calories lost?

    This morning I did Zumba on my wii and I did about 25-35 minutes (including warmup/cooldown) of the beginner setting. Anyone know how many calories I would have burned doing this?
  • formytwins
    formytwins Posts: 106
    You need to get a heart rate monitor with a chest strap. Everyone burns calories differently. Good Luck :flowerforyou:
  • ChristineM1953
    ChristineM1953 Posts: 135 Member
    You need to get a heart rate monitor with a chest strap. Everyone burns calories differently. Good Luck :flowerforyou:

    She's right - and spend the $100+ to get a good one. I bought cheaper ones at first, and with the amount of money I spent on them, I could have bought a good one. The Polar FT7 and F11 are both good for around $100. But your Wii should have told you how many calroies you burnt. It's in the programming part of it.
  • MakingAChoice
    MakingAChoice Posts: 481 Member
    Yep and HRM will tell you exactly what you are burning. It will vary from person to person based on height/weight and fitness level.
  • sarabig2fit
    sarabig2fit Posts: 274 Member
    ok, so since i don't have one, what would you suggest using? the dancing/aerobic selection in the database??
  • MakingAChoice
    MakingAChoice Posts: 481 Member
    ok, so since i don't have one, what would you suggest using? the dancing/aerobic selection in the database??

    For now that is probably best, but this site is notorious for estimating calorie burn to high. Like this morning I did 15 minutes on the elliptical trainer, the site said 325 calories burned, but my HRM said 200. That is a big difference, so I would cut whatever this site gives you nearly in half. A HRM would be a good future investment though.
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