Logging your time in the gym

feebeast1

Hi guys...
I am looking to find out the best way to log time spent in the gym.

Do you log your time on the treadmill/ bikes/ weights separately, or do you log it as generic aerobics - or circuit training?

Starting the gym tonight.... and need to record my exercise.....


Thanks
F

me525

I've been logging treadmill/elliptical by itself, and the strength training by itself..... but now i'll log strength training as circuit training so that MFP will log calories burned.

Good Luck on your first gym workout!

monocot

I log all my stuff in one thing. But I wear a Heart rate Monitor so I know the amount Ive burned for the whole time

jenniferg83

BEST investment other than a good pair of sneakers is a heart rate monitor. Ever since i invested in one, i never questioned how much i burned or how to log it best of luck to you!:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

aviduser

I log all my stuff in one thing. But I wear a Heart rate Monitor so I know the amount Ive burned for the whole time

Same here, though I have a "Strength Training" category and a "Spinning" category depending on the day's focus. Strength has some cardio, and spinning has some strength, but the HRM captures all this.

tristahenry

I log my cardio as one line item, classes (like pilates or spinning) as another and then any strength training as circuit training. Any warm ups and cool downs don't get logged. This gives me a little bit of a buffer in calories because if I don't see them I won't eat them back.