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What do YOU burn doing Zumba? Help needed please

Verity1111
Verity1111 Posts: 3,309 Member
edited January 3 in Fitness and Exercise
I need some help pretty please with low fat ice cream on top? I'm 5'4" and about 166lbs. I just did Zumba for somewhere between 85-90minutes. I'm going to say 85 just to be sure I don't over estimate. It was on and off mid/high intensity with maybe 2 low intensity songs on the Zumba CORE wii game I just picked up. SOOOO fun by the way! So, for people with a HRM or who have used a site and not seen weight gain following the calories burned there (just in case lol) could you please help me estimate because I get totally different numbers on MFP than on http://caloriesburnedhq.com/zumba-calories-burned/. I also know there is some website specifically for Zumba calories burned only, but I can't seem to find it now. Thank you! P.S. If you are curious, it is a difference of about 300 calories, which is why I have to ask what other people burn with it. If there is anyone near my weight of 166 please let me know. Oh, and I am pretty out of shape too. lol In case it matters.

P.S. If I bump this post it is because I am now starving (Nom Nom Nom) from all the dancing around at 1am lol. I need sustenance! I don't want to eat until I know how may calories I can spare. xoxo

Replies

  • NyimaR
    NyimaR Posts: 108 Member
    From my HRM I do about 500 cals for an hour at mid intensity.
  • Cait_Sidhe
    Cait_Sidhe Posts: 3,150 Member
    I burn ~400/hr doing Zumba. But it's going to vary with everyone. Unless you're my exact height and weight and put in the same amount of effort I do, it's not going to be the same.
  • Verity1111
    Verity1111 Posts: 3,309 Member
    I just want some idea thank you! May I ask your weight (either of you) or if that is too personal I appologize! I just want some idea of which calculator would be most accurate. The link I thought I was missing > http://www.zumbacalories.com/ turned out to be the same website, with a different URL. If anyone could maybe try one and see if it's near what their HRM would say that would help too. Thanks even if you dont for replying!
  • Verity1111
    Verity1111 Posts: 3,309 Member
    :]
  • mogletdeluxe
    mogletdeluxe Posts: 623 Member
    The stats: 28 years old, 5'5", 142lb.

    I'll admit - I take it incredibly high in zumba. My instructor is something of a drill sergeant, and makes it very high impact for more or less the whole hour. I like to think I'm very fit, but I am absolutely dripping in sweat afterwards.

    With my HRM, I burn between 680 - 750 calories on average an hour.

    As others have said before me, it's hard to make a comparison on a person-to-person level.
  • HotMummyMission
    HotMummyMission Posts: 1,723 Member
    There is a Zumba calculator online I weigh 168 and burn 446 for 45 mins x
  • nexangelus
    nexangelus Posts: 2,080 Member
    I heard this UK petite size 6-8 lady boasting about burning 1000 calories per Zumba session, I never laughed so loudly at work in the canteen...
  • ghimm
    ghimm Posts: 38 Member
    I weight 230 and I burn around 650 for an hour of zumba, but I am quite a bit larger than you and my instructor never stops moving.
  • Verity1111
    Verity1111 Posts: 3,309 Member
    Thanks everyone! It seems to vary way more than I expected if someone 145 burns the same as someone in the 200s. Weird. I will definitely pick up a body media fit sometime soon even if I wait to look for a Black Friday Sale. Lol. It may be the only way I have a more accurate idea of what I burn when I exercise. Thank you for the information :]
  • PhoenixRising7
    PhoenixRising7 Posts: 194 Member
    I have Zumba Fitness Core for the xbox and I did one of the 50 minute classes (medium intensity) the other day. I wore my HRM and burned 500 cals while playing the game. In my live classes at the gym, I usually burn between 750-830 calories an hour.

    Hope that helps.
  • Babieseverywhere
    Babieseverywhere Posts: 311 Member
    I am 38 yo, 5' 4" and 185 lbs.

    I wear my HRM for all of my Zumba classes. I burn between 550 to 700 for an hour long class, I try to push myself and put as much effort as I can into my classes...trying to get my money's worth I guess, LOL

    You really need a HRM it is the only accurate way of tracking the calories that you burn doing Zumba.
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