Zumba....Help!

teanabean

In the exercise database I can not find Zumba listed. How do you calculate how many calories you burn during Zumba?

sarahttini

One of my friends posted the following today...

burned 881 calories doing 105 minutes of cardio exercises, including "Zumba"

online they say 550-800 calories in an hour

sblackwood77

I tried Zumba but could not keep up, I can see where it would burn many calories.

ChantalGG

https://sites.google.com/site/zumbacaloriesburnt/

kathywoo10

I use zumbacalories.com. People with a heart rate monitor say it is accurate. Then you can just go to my exercise and create you own exercise and label it zumba.

ranewell

I also cannot find it. I logged aerobics, general. I looked again today and can't find it

wannabeslim67

i do Zumba, too, and our instructor said you can burn anything between 500 and 800 calories in an hour. Since I sometimes stop in between to catch my breath (it's getting better!), I calculate around 650 calories/hr now. I logged it under aerobics first, and now I found something with dance (sorry, I can't recall what it says exactly). I think when you're starting you burn less, cause you have to figure out all the steps. Once you start becoming familiar with them, you definitely burn more. I walk out of class dripping wet, literally. It's a great feeling! Hope you enjoy it! I

teanabean

Well, it appears you burn a lot more doing Zumba that juts regular aerobics. I used the zumbacaloriesburnt.com and added it to my database here.

Thanks guys!

camy_chick

best thing that i have found is just go to yahoo and type in calories burned from zumba or whatever you are doing, and usually within 1-3 sites, you can find one that does ____ lbs ____ time done and it comes up with exact calories for YOUR weight, not just a generic one.

melindalamb

I asked my instructor how many calories you burn during Zumba, She told me around 800.