Why doesn't myfitnesspal count strength training as lost cal

soxmandan

Like the question says, I feel like I could have a better feel of what I do and what to eat to recover properly. I'm not trying to drop weight fast, just healthy.

heathersmilez

That section is just used to keep track of your reps.

Add strength training under cardio to add the cals to your daily total burn.

soxmandan

oh i feel dumb now.....i didn't even think of that.

Thanks!

pricenskok

Oh thats good to know! I'm still trying to learn everything about this site so I can use it to its fullest potential!

Nickel1969

Thanks so much I was wondering how to count this....

ktmcqueen

dont feel bad i had the same question when i started this website and just never asked. thanks for asking!

snobuni08

Thanks for this post. I also didn't know i could log strength training under cardio to count calories.

funfitfoodie

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.