Zuma - how many calories?

Mighty125
Mighty125 Posts: 27
edited September 28 in Fitness and Exercise
How many calories do you estimate that you burn when you do 60 minutes of Zumba?

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  • nfarrior
    nfarrior Posts: 5
    I am not sure because its not on the list of excercises. I know I sweat like crazy. I have been logging it under dancing aerobic. I wish there was a way to track Zumba!
  • mlagena
    mlagena Posts: 154 Member
    you're best bet is to get a heart rate monitor. At first, I was doing "Dance, twist, modern" or something like that but I found out it was coming in waayy less than my hrm.
    See, my heart rates gets super high during a session (I'm talking, like, 170-180!). I'm 5'8", 238lbs and, according to my last zumba entry, an hour session burned around 900 calories but different fitness levels will yield different results. This was the first time I'd been in MONTHS! Back when I was going regularly I was burning around 700 because I was more fit and my heart rate wasn't getting as high.
    Moral of the story? Get a good heart rate monitor! lol
  • Mighty125
    Mighty125 Posts: 27
    wholly molly, 900 calories?! well, I have been walking moderately every day for 3 miles and I burn about 469 calories. I bought the Nike sneakers that have the Nike+ gadget that measures distance and steps and tells me you how many calories you've burned. I love this gadget because it motivates me and makes me challenge myself...the problem is that it doesn't measure anything but running or walking!! I will have to get a good heart rate monitor for Zumba. I know it has to be more calories because it really makes me sweat too...
  • mlagena
    mlagena Posts: 154 Member
    wholly molly, 900 calories?!
    yeah, it was a rough session... I felt as though I would puke! :sick: lol
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