Dancing with weights

LadyAlthea
LadyAlthea Posts: 7
in Fitness and Exercise
How many calories per minute would I be burning if I dance while holding 5 lb dumbbells?

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  • Denise1224
    Denise1224 Posts: 150 Member
    Good question sorry I can't help you but I wonder myself ... a fallacy with mfp I'd say ... it doesn't give any calorie burn for weights or strength training yet it counts things like house cleaning ... hopefully someone on here will at least have an estimate I'm interested too :-)
  • trogalicious
    trogalicious Posts: 4,584 Member
    there's no way to know without getting a heartrate monitor.
  • BigDave1050
    BigDave1050 Posts: 854 Member
    Everyone's number would be different. The only way to really know what you would burn is to get your heart rate while doing it and figure out what amount of Cals you are burning.
  • vfnmoody
    vfnmoody Posts: 271 Member
    about the same as you would without them.
    10lbs is what precent of your body weight?
    Dancing with partner is probably more fun.
  • chervil6
    chervil6 Posts: 236 Member
    google it .. i google when i cant find what ever im looking for on here :)
  • chervil6
    chervil6 Posts: 236 Member
    or buy a heart rate monitor with chest strap,

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