Calories burned in Boot Camp classes

QuakerMom

What do most people use on MFP's categories if you're doing a boot camp class?
I found either 'calisthenics -- vigourous' or 'circuit training' yield about the same amount of calories burned.
Are these the best estimates?

I started a 'Fit Body Bootcamp' 3 times this week, and still trying to figure out how best to compensate in my calorie intake.

Jw9576

My trainer told me that an average person burns about 100 calories every ten minutes. I just use that as a guideline and usually go on the "lesser" amount than higher. For example, I usually put down 400 calories burned for a 50 minute class - just because I don't think I am working "as hard" as I probably should be......
Hope that helps!

OneBryteSmile

When I joined MFP I was going to a boot camp and I didn't have a HRM yet so I would log it under circuit training which was pretty close to what my actual burn was once I got the monitor.

morgansmom02

Man, I HATE bootcamp! But I keep doing it. I wasn't sure, so I called it high impact aerobics. Once I get my hrm, I will know!

sagetracey

A BodyMedia Fit, HRM or similar would be the best way to know.

morgansmom02

My bootcamp must be different. It is not circuit training at all. She had us on the treadmill running, then sprinting in the gym, and all sorts of other ugly stuff.

QuakerMom

But I also read in a much older post that HRMs are not generally as accurate for weight training type activities. ?

Morgansmom02, I hate my boot camp too, but know it is doing me good, getting me working at a much higher intensity & building muscle, so I am going to stick with it as long as I can.
Ours is a lot of floor exercises, planks, stepping, squats, thrusts, ab work, using dumbbells, med balls, kettle weights, etc. Very little straight running. So not fun. I look forward to getting to a point where I can start to keep up, though.