Zumba

lopez5530
lopez5530 Posts: 4 Member
edited October 7 in Fitness and Exercise
Can anyone help me? How many calories do you burn doing an Zumba workout?

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  • teagin2002
    teagin2002 Posts: 1,900 Member
    I log it as Slimnastics, jazzercise and it calculates it for me. It depends on your weight.

    I just got back from Zumba, great workout.
  • squishycow7
    squishycow7 Posts: 820 Member
    http://www.zumbacalories.com/

    :)
  • inspirem
    inspirem Posts: 182 Member
    Ditto... what squishycow7 posted!
  • robyn0212
    robyn0212 Posts: 4
    The web page for zumba says anywhere between 500-1000 calories
  • LivLovLrn
    LivLovLrn Posts: 580 Member
    yeah the www.zumbacalories is a fairly decent estimate, depends on how much you get into it, though. I usually burn from 600-800 per class, I've burned more and I've burned less. I like to use my HRM to get a better idea of what I am really burning.
  • lopez5530
    lopez5530 Posts: 4 Member
    oops...that post was supposed to say "how many calories do you burn from doing an hour Zumba workout?"

    Thanks for the info!:smile:
  • galvodka
    galvodka Posts: 102
    I burn anywhere from 450-600 calories for an hour Zumba class (according to my HRM).
  • ajhoward10
    ajhoward10 Posts: 4
    i love zumba. do you have to put it under another topic? or can i make a topic zumba?
  • ruby_red_rose
    ruby_red_rose Posts: 321 Member
    http://www.zumbacalories.com/

    :)

    This website hightly over estimated my calorie burn. While it thought I was burning upwards of 700 calories an hour, my HRM tells me I only burn around 420. Just something to be aware of.
  • lopez5530
    lopez5530 Posts: 4 Member
    Thanks!
  • ajhoward10
    ajhoward10 Posts: 4
    ok thanks! :)
  • sailorsiren13
    sailorsiren13 Posts: 460
    when i first start with a new routine or instructor i don't do as well with burning the more comfortable i get with the classes the more calories i burn love zumba can't afford going to classes right now so i have the game on kinect and the dvd's :wink:
  • lopez5530
    lopez5530 Posts: 4 Member
    I think I started a topic for Zumba...not sure though? I am new to this site. If I didn't you go right ahead! :smile:
  • ajhoward10
    ajhoward10 Posts: 4
    i have it for the wii, and it tells me my calories when i get done..just type that in on here right? (sorry new to this)
  • FriendsR4EverTreasures
    FriendsR4EverTreasures Posts: 179 Member
    Nothing like a HRM to give you the answer to your question based on "YOU". I'm not overweight and I burn 450-700. On the lower end if I'm taking, and on the high end if I am teaching. I wear a HRM all the time and my calorie count is never exatly the same. This is just an idea, I weigh 140lbs and am 5'4.5". Size also determines how much you burn!
  • ajhoward10
    ajhoward10 Posts: 4
    Nothing like a HRM to give you the answer to your question based on "YOU". I'm not overweight and I burn 450-700. On the lower end if I'm taking, and on the high end if I am teaching. I wear a HRM all the time and my calorie count is never exatly the same. This is just an idea, I weigh 140lbs and am 5'4.5". Size also determines how much you burn!


    the hrm? are they expensive
  • galvodka
    galvodka Posts: 102
    Nothing like a HRM to give you the answer to your question based on "YOU". I'm not overweight and I burn 450-700. On the lower end if I'm taking, and on the high end if I am teaching. I wear a HRM all the time and my calorie count is never exatly the same. This is just an idea, I weigh 140lbs and am 5'4.5". Size also determines how much you burn!


    the hrm? are they expensive

    I have Polar FT4 and paid about $90 for it (w/ insurance) but I think you can get cheaper on Amazon. It's easy to use and I love it!
  • djdreger
    djdreger Posts: 3 Member
    I do Zumba 3 x a wk and usually for 1 hour it is 500 calories. I love doing Zumba!!
  • wannabesexymama
    wannabesexymama Posts: 367 Member
    http://www.zumbacalories.com/

    :)
    You can add it on here on your workout!:happy:
  • pocha0704
    pocha0704 Posts: 64
    Im around 180 pounds and burn around 450-500 per class.
  • stormieweather
    stormieweather Posts: 2,549 Member
    I don't burn anywhere near what this website and others like the zumba website calculates. I went a very long time being unable to lose weight because I was eating back all my exercise calories, except they were severely over estimated. For my Zumba class on Tue, I burned 278 calories (keep in mind it was my first and I stumbled about a bit) and tonight, only 306 for 45 minutes of Spinning class. When I run, I burn only 100 calories per mile. This is actual burn, not based on a website.

    Be cautious of these huge burn estimates, is all I'm saying.
  • chrisssiex23x
    chrisssiex23x Posts: 431 Member
    Ive just started doing zumba for the wii.. im soo addicted to it now.. al sites give a different calorie lost :( which sucks i guess ill have to wait and see the results happening for them selfs lol.. but ive just starting using the zumba calculator and taking that and adding it onto here so im always under my target to.. i tend to do at least a 40 min workout to an hour.. just cause its so much fun lol all the best to you xxx
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