Exercise data base

AliStroebs

Hi there are so many exercises that are commonly used in training programs that are not in the data base. I know one can add them but how do you know what calories are burned doing them.

Some examples include: Burpees; Mountain climbers; star jumps, ski jumps, plank.. Obviously there are more but those are the ones I do the most.

Can anyone tell me how to ask them to add them or how to calculate the calories used?

Thanks :happy:

LOVEsummer

Using a heart rate monitor is going to be the best way to know caloric burn for exercise, although hrms have a larger margin of error for strength training vs. cardio.

Because caloric burn depends on many factors, what I burn doing 15 min of burpees will be different than what you burn

mrandolph69

Get a heart-rate monitor. I have a Polar FT7 and can't imagine exercising without it. It will estimate how many calories you burned.

AliStroebs

Thanks both of you .

I just wanted my "Myfitnesspal" record to be as accurate as possible when I log it.

I do have a HRM but I can't see each exercise so when I want to record each exercise done and have it add up to the right cals it would be nice to have them in the data base

Thanks for your suggestions!

kendallc54321

I usually log these types of exercises under 'Calisthenics', which usually consist of bodyweight exercises (from Greek, kallos-beautiful + sthenos-strength), this is in the myfitnesspal database.

AliStroebs

Thanks Kendall