Yoga

DebbieP1204
DebbieP1204 Posts: 2 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Does anyone know the amount of calories you burn doing Yoga for 1 1/2 hours?

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  • saravsally
    saravsally Posts: 15
    It would depend on what type (cardio, meditation, etc.) and your efforts. Try the heart rate monitor during to be able to tell for sure.
  • Contrarian
    Contrarian Posts: 8,138 Member
    http://www.fitsugar.com/Total-Calories-Burned-During-Popular-Yoga-Classes-16392584
  • mfpcopine
    mfpcopine Posts: 3,093 Member
    I don't know, but I consider exercise an extra on top of the calorie deficit from food reduction, and yoga tends to burn far fewer calories than aerobic activity. I think people who keep trying to make yoga into a calorie-busting practice have entirely the wrong idea. It's supposed to be slow, fluid, meditative.
  • GCLyds
    GCLyds Posts: 206 Member
    I do the P90X yoga video and I break a sweat doing it. If you are using your muscles to hold the positions, its a workout. My husband really breaks a sweat. Its really hard for him. It totally depends on the yoga. I have gone to class with my friend and it was pretty easy peasy.
  • Yogi_Carl
    Yogi_Carl Posts: 1,906 Member
    Hmm - yes yoga is supposed to be slow, fluid and meditative, but it is not wishy washy hand waving. That slow, fluid movement can, with the right intent, build substantial strength throughout the whole muscle and not just at the explosive beginning and contraction at he end of a weight training movement. A good Yoga practitioner will be able to hold a movement at any point in the move; whatever it may be.

    Very seldom does a weight trainer pause or slow down an exercise; especially when lifting heavy so the strength can become (not always) plyometric rather than weight bearing.

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