Zumba

dessab

I am beginning Zumba and wanted to put it in my exercise log however Zumba is not listed there. Is anyone doing Zumba and if so how did you put it in your log?

Elle_Jamaicangirl81

i've used this website... i heard its pretty decent if u dont have a Heart Rate Monitor.

then you can create a new exercise (under My exercise)


http://www.zumbacalories.com/

^^silly me forgot to add the website

bcattoes

I do it almost every day. I log it as Aerobic - high impact which seems to be about right for me based on calories eaten vs. weight lost.

wyants

I couldn not find anything except Aerobics High Impact. That was the only thing that seemed close enough. If anyone knows something different please let me know.
Shawn Marie

Andrea_Alexis_1980

If i'm right its under Circuit training, general

AlisonLT

Hi,
I log a 1 hour Zumba class as a 60 minute aerobics high impact workout. It works out at 391 calories lost.
Hope that helps.

jctwin

I AM WITH YOU ON THAT ONE, STARTED DOING IT BUT DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH TO CALCULATE. TONIGHT I AM GOING TO COUNT THE ACTUAL TIME I DO PER VIDEO AND WILL USE MY ODOMETER TO TRY AND CALCURA CALORIES LOST. WILL LET YOU KNOW.-BUT IF YOU GET INFO LET ME KNOW.

THANKS

cheshirequeen

i do it really hard so i do 10 calories per minute. it said you can burn anywhere from 500-1000 per hour so i stay on the lower side.

Allgold78

I used the same link as elle_jamaicangirl and it works out your calories burned based on your weight etc, then I added it as a new exercise

djkymba

If I were you I'd use the Zumba calorie website, I think you're probably burning more calories than you know. I just got a heart rate monitor and I just burned 648 calories in 55 minutes doing the Zumba Live Fitness DVD.

Onesnap

Yes, and please make sure to add it to your personal log as 'Zumba' that way you're logging it correctly and not as something it is not (dance, aerobics, etc.)

You can research online to figure out what your calorie burn is for an hour of Zumba (based on how intense your class is). I found out my class is very intense and also that I burn more than 500 calories doing 60 minutes of Zumba. This is based on my height, weight, and how intense my class is.

jenvens

That's awesome! I've always recorded under dancing/ballroom, but Zumba isn't ballroom dancing for cryin out loud! Thanks!

Trixtabella

I usually log mine as dancing mordern twist.

bcattoes

Hi,
I log a 1 hour Zumba class as a 60 minute aerobics high impact workout. It works out at 391 calories lost.
Hope that helps.

It actually varies based on how much you weigh. I used to get a little over 500 for 60 min of high impact, now I only get like 486 because I've lost weight. I have do a little more if I want to hit 500. :frown:

Onesnap

Hi,
I log a 1 hour Zumba class as a 60 minute aerobics high impact workout. It works out at 391 calories lost.
Hope that helps.

That is too low of a calorie burn for an hour of Zumba. I would research what you are burning personally and check out the website www.zumbacalories.com to figure it out. I can see a less intense class being a 391 burn...but not a normal Zumba class.

arkenny

i added my own...and called it zumba.... i average between 700 and 800 for 60 mins

GCPgirl

I looked it up on line and saw a few sites that ranged between 500 to 800 calories burned. I do a Zumba Toning class where we use light weights too so I enter it as 700cals burned. By the end of the class I am dripping with sweat so I know I burned a lot!

RunHardBeStrong

I usually log mine as dancing mordern twist.

thats what I used before I got a HRM and it seems to be pretty darn close!

dessab

Thanks, let me know. I dont have an odometer to calculate. I just started the 20 minute beginner DVD.