We are pleased to announce that as of March 4, 2025, an updated Rich Text Editor has been introduced in the MyFitnessPal Community. To learn more about the changes, please click here. We look forward to sharing this new feature with you!

calories for dvd workouts

dmags
dmags Posts: 303
edited September 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Just wondering how other people count calories when they are using a dvd. I do BL bootcamp and yoga and I am not sure that I am accounting for calories correctly. Any ideas?

Replies

  • dpalisha04
    dpalisha04 Posts: 1
    I am not sure about those BL workouts. I have been doing the Last Chance Workout. And that one is basically a circuit workout so I searched for circuit training and there is one under there and I use that one. I don't know if this will help you any or not but hope it does!
  • jmb1510
    jmb1510 Posts: 45 Member
    I don't know about the DVD workouts you are using, but the best way is to use a heart monitor. Get a good one and it will tell you the calories. Get a cheaper one that tells you only your average heart rate and you can use this website, http://www.triathlontrainingblog.com/calculators/calories-burned-calculator-based-on-average-heart-rate/ to calculate your calories. That's what I do for my Power 90 and P90X DVD's.
  • empiremom
    empiremom Posts: 52
    whatever i am doing...yoga, aerobics, dance, etc. i count how many minutes only of what i am doing. i dont know if that's right but it works for me. i watch the clock while i am following the dvd.
  • lilchino4af
    lilchino4af Posts: 1,292 Member
    I use a heart rate monitor and create my own workout entry based on whatever dvd I'm using. Then I just select the dvd and manually update the minutes and calories burned so I know exactly what i did with which workout. Easier for me to keep track and if I'm in a bind for a workout I know which one will burn the most calories in the same amount of time!
This discussion has been closed.

Categories