Zumba?

EmmaDillinger

Zumba is not on the list of workouts... I do it every monday. Does anyone know how many calroies you burn in 45 min and where I can put that?

ncgatorfan

Here's something cool I found and it has an interactive thing on there where it calculates how many calories you burned doing zumba. Never tried - afraid of looking like a goofball. http://www.zumbacalories.com/

goodgollymrsholly

I use that website for my calories for zumba and I heard it was very accurate !

healthyjen342

Here's something cool I found and it has an interactive thing on there where it calculates how many calories you burned doing zumba. Never tried - afraid of looking like a goofball. http://www.zumbacalories.com/

Yep...this website is fairly accurate...I entered my data and it was only a few calories off from my HRM.

SavCal71

Until my HRM arrives (sitting on a shipping dock in Dallas right now), I've been entering it as "Aerobics, step, with 6-8 inch step " because I think it gets close to the calories. I've been estimating 550 calories for me for an hour of Zumba. But I'm really anxious to see what the HRM tells me.

bgeer34

I just put in my information on that website for the last 3 classes I had and for me it's a little low but close enough I think it probably is a good average. I use a HRM and the intensity you put into the class makes a huge difference. If you don't have a HRM, then I would use that site.

tamheath

Here's something cool I found and it has an interactive thing on there where it calculates how many calories you burned doing zumba. Never tried - afraid of looking like a goofball. http://www.zumbacalories.com/

What a great find on the calculator ~ thanks!

P.S. During Zumba, everyone is way too busy watching the instructor to look at each other. We either all look great or we all look like goofballs; who knows? There's no time to watch! :bigsmile:

EmmaDillinger

thanks everyone. I don't have an HRM. what is that? I will use the site today though!

mmelaniewalters

depends how hard you work , and how much you weigh .. i can tell you i weigh 150 lbs , and sweat like a pig , .. on average i burn about 460 in an hour session , that includes a 5 min warm up , 5 min cool down . if you create yr own exercise you can log it in as zumba , or if not i used to put hi impact aerobics .. gives you about the same cals

lannahgirl

i go every monday also, I just checkout that website and I burn 761 calories but i've been logging it in under dance the dance say i burn like 440 but the zumba site says I burn 761.....that's more like it, that instructor is no joke i'm always sweating like a pig when i'm done my legs use to ache but since i've been doing zumba for 3 days a week my legs don't hurt anymore!

goodgollymrsholly

Oh and if anyone is considering buying a kinect..The zumba on there is awesome !