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No calorie burn credit in MFP for Strength Exercise???

rfeustel
rfeustel Posts: 1
edited January 8 in Fitness and Exercise
No calorie burn credit in MFP for Strength Exercises... How come? I know I am burning calories.

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  • dany_m
    dany_m Posts: 74 Member
    I used to log approx. 120 calories for a 60 min heavy weightlifting session but I no longer do it now.
    Because in the case of weight lifting it's the 'after burn' that is the benefit.
  • krickeyuu
    krickeyuu Posts: 344 Member
    You can log a strenght training/weight training session under "cardio" for calorie burn and then log your specific exercises in the strength section.
  • BobSassafrass
    BobSassafrass Posts: 85 Member
    The reason it isn't in MFP already is probably because cardio is fairly easy to estimate based on height and weight but weight training has wide variations based on fitness level. The only real option is to get a very good HRM and create the exercise yourself.
  • amaybee13
    amaybee13 Posts: 28 Member
    You need to buy a HRM. This will help you get the most accurate calories you are burning.
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