Zumba Calorie burn

ShelleySC
ShelleySC Posts: 5 Member
edited October 4 in Fitness and Exercise
Hi all,

I took my first ever Zumba class this morning and WOW did I love it!!!!!!! I feel amazing right now. My question is, how do I translate that into my daily Exercise Diary? I searched the database for a Zumba entry and didn't see one (although the Wii fit stuff is there which I thought was pretty cool :-D )

Any thoughts or suggestions are welcome!
Thank you! :-)

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  • rachela99
    rachela99 Posts: 2 Member
    was hoping someone would ask that question :) I used slimnastics/jazzercise to base it on -- thought it was the closest match for the amount of exertion. Anyone else?
  • KaleidoscopeEyes1056
    KaleidoscopeEyes1056 Posts: 2,996 Member
    You can add a new entry into the database for Zumba and you can use this website to calculate the amount of calories burned

    http://www.zumbacalories.com/
  • JLove2Zumba
    JLove2Zumba Posts: 54
    I created my own Zumba class Excercise, But I wear a HR monitor so I know what My burn is after every class.. Is there a dance category or aerobic dance category on there? It could fall under that..
  • mewaybright
    mewaybright Posts: 240 Member
    If you have a heart rate monitor you can use this site to convert your average heart rate during your workout into calories burned.

    http://www.shapesense.com/fitness-exercise/calculators/heart-rate-based-calorie-burn-calculator.aspx
  • mssgirl11
    mssgirl11 Posts: 99 Member
    http://www.zumbacalories.com/ this is the site i use! it has you put in your weight, the intensity of your workout and how long you worked out for. hope this helps!
  • mrpurdy
    mrpurdy Posts: 262 Member
    You can search for "Dancing, aerobic, ballet or modern, twist" and log that. I typically burn @ 400 calories in a Zumba class. I LOVE Zumba!
  • jovz10
    jovz10 Posts: 531 Member
    you can create a new exercise and use this websited: http://www.zumbacalories.com/ to calculate the calories you've burned.
  • MrsFusion
    MrsFusion Posts: 156 Member
    I created my own Zumba catagory and I use a HRM. Burned 650 calories in 60 minutes yesterday. I love Zumba too!!!
  • ShelleySC
    ShelleySC Posts: 5 Member
    Thank y'all so much for the quick and accurate responses! :-) I went to the zumba calculator website given, put in the info and see that I burned 691 calories!!!! I've basically gained back all of the calories I've eaten so far for the day plus some lagniappe for dinner tonight! :-) wheeeee ... thank you again
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