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How to log my Ballet class??

mamato2babes
mamato2babes Posts: 90
edited October 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
So, I started taking ballet (for the first time since I was 5)! It's very humbling!

Anyway, I have no idea how to log it. I know there is a ballet/dance category, but most of the class is spent stretching, doing footwork, etc. Not a lot of jumping around and dancing.

Any ideas?

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  • Jelleebean
    Jelleebean Posts: 212
    aerobics, general? maybe? that's a really good question...
  • BrianJLamb
    BrianJLamb Posts: 239 Member
    Get a good HRM. Then log it however you want, counting the calories that your HRM says you burned.
  • LisaKyle11
    LisaKyle11 Posts: 662 Member
    maybe Hatha Yoga? it's likely about the same burn... lots of stretching, some strength, etc.
  • amberdaniels
    amberdaniels Posts: 96
    you can log the stretching...really good workout...
  • spaingirl2011
    spaingirl2011 Posts: 763 Member
    maybe Hatha Yoga? it's likely about the same burn... lots of stretching, some strength, etc.

    Yeah, I'd go with this. If you were taking jazz or tap, it'd probably be aerobics. Ballet is certainly strength and stretching ... not so much with the aerobics, though. Hope you had a good time!
  • mamato2babes
    mamato2babes Posts: 90
    Oh, if only I could afford an HRM. Maybe for Christmas . . . hmmmm...


    Anyway, thanks for the great ideas. I think that Hatha Yoga idea is probably my best bet!
  • cnklapper
    cnklapper Posts: 14 Member
    You can get a reliable HRM from Amazon for around $40. Best way to log your classes.
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