Why no calories burned for strength training on mfp?

seadog69
seadog69 Posts: 1
in Fitness and Exercise
I'm new to this thing, but when I input my cardio, it calculates the calories; however, when I input my strength training it shows 0 calories burned. What gives. Typically, a person burns more calories weight lifting than running.

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  • RunDoozer
    RunDoozer Posts: 1,699 Member
    Use strength training under cardio section. Its not very accurate tho
  • bucketbott
    bucketbott Posts: 28 Member
    There is also a weight lifting option under cardiovascular exercise, so I log my weight lifting under the cardio section as well.
  • Mokey41
    Mokey41 Posts: 5,769 Member
    Typically a person does not burn more calories lifting than running. There's a huge difference between raising your heart for an extended period of time doing cardio and lifting where your heart rate raised minimally (unless you are horribly out of shape).

    Not knocking strength training at all. It's great, build muscle, get stronger, look better but if you're just looking for big calorie burns then lifting isn't the place to be.

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