No calories burned in strength training?

lanniemcvern

I'm just curious why there is no consideration of calories being used when doing strength training. Why is it only for cardio?

jmcniel

If you search Strength Training under exercise it has it.

cylonias

Its because you don't burn large amounts of calories during strength training. However, strength training increases your resting metabolism, meaning that you'll burn more calories just sitting down later.

littlelol

i wondered this also x

outersoul

From the FAQ:

Q. Doesn't strength training burn calories? Why don't you show any calories burned for strength training?

A. Estimating the calories burned from strength training is very difficult because it depends on a variety of factors: how much weight you lifted per repetition, how vigorously you performed that exercise, how much rest you took between sets, etc. Because of this, we do not automatically calculate how many calories you burned from strength training exercises.

However, if you'd like, you can add "Strength training" as a cardio exercise to get a rough estimate of how many calories you burned. Please be aware though that this is definitely a rough estimate and can be fairly inaccurate.

lanniemcvern

Wow! Those were some quick responses. Thanks!