Jillian Michaels' No More Trouble Zones - what to log this a

EmsyLou77

Hi,

If you do this workout what do you log it as - cardio or strength? Obviously the focus is on strength but she also talks about keeping the heart rate up and burning fat - and I don't want this to count as zero calories!

JustBill

I wear a HRM and log ALL exercise as cardio. If you're getting your heart rate up and maintaining it, it counts.

EmsyLou77

Thanks. I don't have a HRM but pretty sure my heart was pounding and was sweating so think it counts as cardio!

Gemini_1980

When I did not have a hrm I logged her workouts under the cardio section and chose circuit training:bigsmile:

FairyMiss

bump to check in later since this might be what i do today

NatalieWinning

I wear a HRM and log ALL exercise as cardio. If you're getting your heart rate up and maintaining it, it counts.

this is what I do with my Jillian workout. High intensity with intervals of cardio and stregnth.

denise007

Ohh I log as circuit training general - she mentions that the way she combines exercises is for maximum calorie burn - so I log it as circuit - given the effort I excert I even think it underestimates the calories!

alyssa92982

Circuit training for all her workouts

EmsyLou77

OOH that's interesting - had been logging 30DS and Banish Fat Boost Metabolism as "aerobics" - but just seen that "circuit training" has a higher calorie count!

redheadmommy

I log it as weight training of 50 minutes, and it only records as 230 calorie burnt . I think you cheat yourself if you log it as circuit training or cardio, because it is really a complex weight training. The circuit training shows very high calorie on MFP because it is referring to cardio/ strength type of circuit.
If you do eat back your exercise calorie, do not log it as a circuit, because you going to overeat and mess up your weight loss.
If you do not eat back your exercise calories, then it is totally irrelevant how you log it anyway.