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How Many Calories in Les Mills' classes?

wazzanz
wazzanz Posts: 78
edited December 26 in Social Groups
Only joined MFP last week and started doing classes at Les Mills. Not sure how many calories to enter and such a variation in what you read on the net. Currently allowing the following which I hope is conservative. I'm 104kg and go quite hard out. I think the Les Mills gym bunny term seems to be "I smash it!"

RPM 45 mins = 495
Pump 55mins = 421
Attack 60mins = 560 (quite new so learning - would expect to go up)
What about free weights?

Sound fair?

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  • whipa494
    whipa494 Posts: 41 Member
    The amount of calories you burn will be different for everyone depending on height and weight. I do similar sort of classes at unipol in Dunedin and never know how many calories I burn - I usually always underestimate though. I've ordered a polar heart rate monitor off the internet to accurately work out how many calories I burn per class. From what I gather, these are the best bet for accurately working out calories burned. It could be a good investment! :)
  • janojanny
    janojanny Posts: 6 Member
    i was trying to average out my lesmills classes early in year from averages etc that i had read on here - seems les mills classes are big in the US to - heaps of calorie burned averages on here.
    BUT BUT BUT - i finally bought a polar heart rate monitor (by the way BEST INVESTMENT I HAVE EVER MADE, as far as fitness goes) - once i used this i was devastated to realise the calories i was claiming forles mills classes was way over estimated. as previous post said everyone is different with weight height etc etc.

    i also was getting back into jogging - and found this is where i burn the most calories in a way shorter time. since having the HRM it has helped me run further & longer - all to burn those extra calories. - even if going for a walk - i would look at calories burnt - and if not reached what i wanted walked further etc...

    highly recommend you splash out and get a decent HRM, polar are reliable and good, so you get a realistic idea of your own personal results.


    only now starting to go back to some les mills classes - trying RPM now, but still find i can burn more running - although RPM is quite good and better on my joints.
  • janojanny
    janojanny Posts: 6 Member
    oh gawd wazzaz - just laughing at your pies for your profile pic !!! - just what you need to inspire you on a cold winters day - how can you cope !!
  • wazzanz
    wazzanz Posts: 78
    all in moderation. Am meaning to buy a HRM. Seems to be plenty of advise on them on the forums.

    Cheers

    Tim
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