Calories burned during strength training

elliebuell
elliebuell Posts: 16
edited September 19 in Fitness and Exercise
I was kind of suprised to see that when I added strength training that it didn't show how many calories were burned. I guess I assumed that a person burned some extra calories while lifting weights???

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  • elliebuell
    elliebuell Posts: 16
    I was kind of suprised to see that when I added strength training that it didn't show how many calories were burned. I guess I assumed that a person burned some extra calories while lifting weights???
  • shorerider
    shorerider Posts: 3,817 Member
    You have to enter it under "Cardio"--it's there, too, and then you can get the calories burned.
  • Thrust
    Thrust Posts: 63 Member
    Keep in mind that you don't burn very many calories "during" strength training. It's the period after known as excess post-exercise oxygen consumption (EPOC) that is the beneficial period. A proper resistance training session is paramount in any fat loss program, effectively burning fat more efficiently than cardio alone.
  • elliebuell
    elliebuell Posts: 16
    Great - thanks for the info!
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