Offsetting calories burned

chosanjuan
chosanjuan Posts: 13 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
OK, I can log when I am on an elliptical/treadmill/arc/etc... What about when I'm keeping my heart rate up while I'm lifting as well? I've looked at 11 pages of threads and nothing. Thoughts?

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  • AmyRhubarb
    AmyRhubarb Posts: 6,890 Member
    Are you asking about logging the weight lifting for a calorie burn? If so, log it under Cardio - strength training is in the database.
  • alikat2986
    alikat2986 Posts: 72 Member
    My favorite is getting into a deep squat and doing punches with handweights or weighted gloves, great for the back and hamstrings :)
  • concordancia
    concordancia Posts: 5,320 Member
    Weight lifting burns calories at a very different rate than cardio, so your HRM is not a good judge. Use the MFP values or this calculator (http://www.fitclick.com/calories_burned?srch=weight+lifting) if you want an approximation, but my understanding is that there really isn't a simple way of making accurate calculations.
  • chosanjuan
    chosanjuan Posts: 13 Member
    Are you asking about logging the weight lifting for a calorie burn? If so, log it under Cardio - strength training is in the database.
    Exactly what I'm looking for. Looks like someone else's comment covers how to do it properly! :)
  • chosanjuan
    chosanjuan Posts: 13 Member
    Weight lifting burns calories at a very different rate than cardio, so your HRM is not a good judge. Use the MFP values or this calculator (http://www.fitclick.com/calories_burned?srch=weight+lifting) if you want an approximation, but my understanding is that there really isn't a simple way of making accurate calculations.

    Thanks! I'm checking it out now.

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