confused!

nel0311

ok so I do cardio 3 days a week and do toning and strength training 3 days a week, and rest one day. i follow a every other day routine. however, on the days i do cardio i usually have to eat back the calories i burned, but what about the days i tone?

i mean every other day there is a difference of about 500-800 cal difference. and since there is no cal tracker for strengh training i dont know what i burn and if i do.

What do i do about eating? do i keep doing what im doing or should i be eating an extra 500 to 800 cals on training days?

im confused.

carl1738

Look in the listing for Cardio Exercises. You should find Strength Training listed with the cardio exercises. It's not terribly accurate, but it will give you a rough idea of calories burned.

juliapurpletoes

as a general rule - just eat them back when you log them into your diary.

that said, you will burn a few when you strength train but not that many (I guess it depends on what you do though!)

do you wear a HRM? if so then wear it during strength training. If not save up and get one!

I know for me when I rest i burn about 1 calorie a minute when i do cardio, I burn 8-10 per minute and when I strength train I burn about 2 per minute.....so you can see, you don't actually raise the heart rate up a bunch when you strength train.

Best of Luck!