Weight training

Nurturegirl
Nurturegirl Posts: 82 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Hi

Do you know why MFP only calculates calories burned for cardiovascular training and not weight training. I work out for hour and roughly divide the time between cardiovascular and weight training but the way it appears on MFP it seems only the cardiovascular seems to count for calorie expenditure. I was under the impression that a combination of cardiovascular and weights is best for burning more calories.

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  • bokodasu
    bokodasu Posts: 629 Member
    You can select "strength training" from the cardio section and it will give you a number. It's probably going to be less accurate than the cardio number, but it's an ok estimate for eating your calories back.

    As to why, I know it's harder to calculate - you really need to know your current lean body mass and it depends a lot on how hard you're working, plus there's the afterburn, which is either a bazillion or five calories depending on which study you're reading. I think you can get a better estimate using the Cunningham Equation, but I don't really bother.
  • Tilran
    Tilran Posts: 627 Member
    Weight training really burns very low calories is why it is setup that way. If you do weight training under cardio, it is assuming you are doing something like circuit training with little rest inbetween sets.

    In my opinion, count your cardio, and dont count your strength training. (Unless you are doing a TON of strength training)

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