Zumba

beebabe
beebabe Posts: 67
edited September 29 in Fitness and Exercise
Does anyone do zumba? How do you track it? How would you gauge how many calories you lost?

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  • TS65
    TS65 Posts: 1,024 Member
    I use my HRM, but you can also log it as aerobics. (I burn approx. 500 calories per hour of zumba - sometimes less, sometimes more).
  • canwendy1
    canwendy1 Posts: 40
    Hello! I use this website and it tells you how many calories you burned. :)

    http://www.getfittn.com/fitnesstracker/calccaloriesburned.aspx
  • sharonfincher1
    sharonfincher1 Posts: 311 Member
    I do zumba at my YMCA and on the Wii, I initial tracked it as low impact or general dance , then I started using my calorie tracker from my log in at the YMCA (Fittlinx)
  • sophjakesmom
    sophjakesmom Posts: 904 Member
    I use my HRM, but you can also log it as aerobics. (I burn approx. 500 calories per hour of zumba - sometimes less, sometimes more).

    I did my first class wednesday and I also used my HRM. My calories burn was also about 500 calories per hour. I created a new cardio exercise to track it.
  • TS65
    TS65 Posts: 1,024 Member
    Hello! I use this website and it tells you how many calories you burned. :)

    http://www.getfittn.com/fitnesstracker/calccaloriesburned.aspx

    How is that calculator accurate? It doesn't know if you're a man, woman, how tall you are or your weight? I'd highly recommend finding a calculator which, at a minimum, takes into consideration your height, weight and sex!
  • raedlewis
    raedlewis Posts: 38 Member
    I like this site that you can enter your time, weight, and intensity.

    http://sites.google.com/site/zumbacaloriesburnt
  • coolcatcan
    coolcatcan Posts: 133 Member
    I have the DVD set and I love it! The best and most accurate way to track calories burned is to use a heart rate monitor. I have a Polar FT7 and I love it! Tells me how many calories burned, how long in fat burn zone and fitness zone, stores data, etc... best investment!

    Hope this helps!
  • coolcatcan
    coolcatcan Posts: 133 Member
    Hello! I use this website and it tells you how many calories you burned. :)

    http://www.getfittn.com/fitnesstracker/calccaloriesburned.aspx

    How is that calculator accurate? It doesn't know if you're a man, woman, how tall you are or your weight? I'd highly recommend finding a calculator which, at a minimum, takes into consideration your height, weight and sex!

    You're absolutely correct...the HRM I have you enter your weight, height, gender, and birth date. This is the best way to accurately know how many calories you've burned. Everyone burns differently. There are people who can do the exact exercise I do at the same intensity and burn 1000 calories where I only burn 400 calories. HRMs are very important :bigsmile:
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