Zumba - the reality of HRM & calorie burn

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  • Webona293
    Webona293 Posts: 39 Member
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    I just bought a Polar FT4 and was completely heartbroken to find out that in a 45-50 minute zumba class I am only burning around 450 calories and not the 600 my sportline HRM wristwatch was telling me, as well as about half of what I thought I was burning on the elliptical machine.
  • PhoenixRising7
    PhoenixRising7 Posts: 194 Member
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    I've been using my HRM at my live classes, and I burn between 750-832 calories per hour.

    My heart rate usually stays in the 170s for much of the class.
  • birdieaz
    birdieaz Posts: 448 Member
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    Sadly the lighter/ fitter you are the less you will burn. Even keeping my heart rate in the 170's my burn never goes above 400-500 per class. When I weighed 30lbs more I could easily burn over 700.

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