ZUMBA....calories burned...

asimmons26

I've been teaching Zumba for two years now and wear a heart rate monitor. Depending on my playlist I burn 550 to 650 calories in a one hour class. I'm 5''5" and weight about 120. That is a pretty good burn....however, depending on how hard you push yourself you can burn much less. Many ppl worry too much about looking foolish shaking everything BUT...if you're not moving it, then it won't fall off so to speak...

Swissmiss

I just went to this site to see what it would say for me. It said 517 calories. My HRM has never shown that many.



http://caloriesburnedhq.com/zumba-calories-burned/

CMorning99

I wore the BodyMedia for a month when I did Zumba (I still do but w/o the BodyMedia)...on Toning days I burned about 200-250 and on 60 min regular workouts I burned about 300-400. I really have to jump and dance to hit 400 but I am also a long distance runner so I have a pretty high endurance level and it takes me a while to get warm.

Nilasaurus

Here take some Zumba love from me

I wear a Polar FT4 and burn 400 calories per class(50 mins)

VelveteenArabian

My HRM puts me at 1100-1400 per hour of Zumba.

And yes Ive used more than one HRM. Always with a chest strap.

feltlikesound

500-800 at my 60 min weekly live zumba class, depending on how much I put into it and the song choice by the instructor. I use an HRM with chest strap.

mylenka_loves_se7en

I normally burn between 550 and 750 calories for 60 minutes depending on the intensity I put in. I use an heart rate monitor and chest trap too.

mrmrsptogether08

don't go by what an online calculator or guesstimate someone will give you. the best way to know for sure is to get a fitbit or something like that that will go by your age/weight/height, i've been doing zumba for 8 months ( 3-4 times a week) and it varies from 325 to 500 calories.