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

Strength Training

Linac11
Linac11 Posts: 2 Member
edited January 20 in Fitness and Exercise
I am wonderting why strength training that I log for the day is not "burning calories"? Im getting my butt kicked and heaart rate is high and sweat is pouring off me... thats gotta be a form of burning calories!

Replies

  • JenMc14
    JenMc14 Posts: 2,389 Member
    The benefits from strength training are different than cardio trainig. If you're doing more of a circuit style higher rep, lower weight, log it as circuit training. If you're doing actual heavy lifting (under 10 reps at a challenging weight), then you can log it under cardio as strength training and get a burn, but it's still not super high. The benefits from ST come after, while you're muscles repair, not from a high calorie burn during.
  • mndamon
    mndamon Posts: 549 Member
    Strength training on here is just simply to track reps, sets and weights. Log it under cardio to get your calories burned added.
  • jacksonpt
    jacksonpt Posts: 10,413 Member
    Strength training on here is just simply to track reps, sets and weights. Log it under cardio to get your calories burned added.

    this.
  • phjorg
    phjorg Posts: 252 Member
    I am wonderting why strength training that I log for the day is not "burning calories"? Im getting my butt kicked and heaart rate is high and sweat is pouring off me... thats gotta be a form of burning calories!
    your heartrate is unimportant for strength training. don't worry about it being high, or not high.
This discussion has been closed.

Categories