Zumba - Calories Burned?

Perks9384
Perks9384 Posts: 3
in Fitness and Exercise
So I know Zumba is really popular but when I do a search for it in Exercise - Cardio I don't find anything. The closest thing I found was "Aerobics - High Impact" and for a 60 minute workout it only says I burn about 560 calories. I know for Zumba the norm is to burn about 800-1000 calories per hour worked. Has anyone been able to find something for Zumba?

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  • dlhenry511
    dlhenry511 Posts: 57 Member
    I would find it hard to beleive anyone burning 800-1000 calories doing Zumba unless you are doing it for 2 + hours.

    I do Zumba, I weigh 172 and when I do Zumba I burn 500 - 530 calories in an hour. This is based on my HRM so I know it is accurate for me. Everyone is different, but to be safe, I would never put 800 - 1000 for Zumba.

    Just mu suggestions :)
  • dlhenry511
    dlhenry511 Posts: 57 Member
    Also - there is nothing on here for Zumba. I added it myself :)
  • CALake
    CALake Posts: 269 Member
    When I use my HRM it's similar to the estimate given for Aerobics- high impact. It definitely depends on your instructor, but having a heart rate monitor is the only way you'll know for certain.
  • Pspetal
    Pspetal Posts: 426 Member
    Yeah MFP does not have a Zumba option. I do pretty intense 2 hours of zumba twice a week with weights. I checked a lot of websites to try and estimate calories burnt. Most of the reliable websites said you burn about 400-600 calories per hour. Not 800-1000. So I made my own exercise for MFP, and put it in as 450 cals burnt in an hour. That way even if I'm wrong, I'll be underestimating the exercise rather than overestimating it. Which is better than the other way round IMHO...

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