Hot Hula- Calories Burned?

LetItBe4Sanity · January 2011

I went to my first Hot Hula class today... surprisingly challenging, works your core, and most definitely your thighs. By the end I was sweating up a storm.

I'm trying to input exercise for today, but MFP doesn't have a count for Hula OR Hot Hula... so I'm not sure what I should input.

Any advice?

Zumbalady808 · January 2011

I would estimate 500 just to be on the safe side but you gotta wear a HRM to actually figure out how many calories you are actually burning!!!!

Fermina70 · January 2011

That class sounds like fun! I know MFP has a count for the Wii Hula Hoop. Maybe you can try that?

LetItBe4Sanity · January 2011

The Wii Fit Hula Hoop estimates somewhere between 150 and 200 calories for a full hour... seriously?

I didn't want to enter a new exercise since I don't know for sure, so I ended up going with "belly dancing" which gives me around 289. This makes me feel like it was a terrible workout.... lol

bhonniered · January 2011

How about using the belly dancing? Or possibly just the dancing, aerobic, ballet or modern, twist? The belly dancing sounds closer.

dropofhope · November 2011

I tried Hot hula Fitness for the first time today and it was awesome!!! I LOVED t! This will definitely replace Zumba for a while. I think Hot Hula burns more calories than Zumba because it's so core and quad intensive. What a great new workout!

ravingjoy · January 2012

I'm trying to find calories for my hula class. only hot if the weather is, we dance outside, and on nice days looking at the ocean. My hula teacher calls it low-impact aerobics since we aren't a hula halau when he talks to others. I am going to ask him today what he thinks we burn. the kahiko (old chant dancing) is way faster than the awana (modern to music) hula but they overlap. the lower I can go the more it is a workout. The best part about hula is tho that if I eat too much, I can just practice hula and burn off calories without going anywhere or having any special equipment. hands voice and feet are all i need and even a small space works. I don't use any hula hoops.

ravingjoy · January 2012

ok, checked some dance exercise sites and got 333 calories per hour, lumped in with belly dancing.

gothina13 · June 2012

I'm planning on doing my first Hot Hula class tonight. I found your post in my search for the calorie count.
:happy:

hybeeluv · October 2012

Hi Ladies, I live in New Zealand and absolutely love doing HOT HULA...After searching through articles I found one with the founder of Hot Hula Anna-Rita Sloss stating a beginner at Hot Hula can burn 500-600 calories and those who are advanced can burn up to 900 calories....So I have added Hot Hula to our exercise table. Happy Hot Hula Ladies.

samanthawarren · October 2012

I do Hot Hula at home since there are no classes nearby. When I wear my hr monitor it says I burn about 350 in 40 minutes. I have been doing hula for about 16 years and love this workout so much I have been taking the home instructors course. I just found out one of my Hula sisters is doing a Hot hula demo at a club nearby. Cannot wait to attend.

Ivy_leaves · October 2012

If yore consistent and can keep the hoop going throughout the whole time, roughly 6 calories per minute and 7 for a weighted hoop.

samanthawarren · October 2012

Hot hula is not the same as hula hooping. It is a cardio dance work out that uses moves from Polynesian dance and hip hop dance. It engages all of your core and leg muscles continuously. It is not as high impact as Zumba, but you definitely get a good work out. Also there is a standing legs and abs portion that is a very effective for toning and strengthening these areas.

xilka · October 2012

I've heard that it is between 6-10 calories per minute.

I use a weighted hula so I added it on here at 8 per minute.

But I play around a lot with taking it up to my chest and down to my hips,
not just on my waist - and there are lots of variations that will up the calories burnt.

You can hula with very little movement, so it's really up to the hooper -
the more you move, and the faster, the more calories.

samanthawarren · November 2012

I've heard that it is between 6-10 calories per minute.

I use a weighted hula so I added it on here at 8 per minute.

But I play around a lot with taking it up to my chest and down to my hips,
not just on my waist - and there are lots of variations that will up the calories burnt.

You can hula with very little movement, so it's really up to the hooper -
the more you move, and the faster, the more calories.

Hot Hula doesn't use a hula hoop. It is a Polynesian based work out with some hip hop. It burns calories more like Zumba. I know when I do it, I feel I worked out as hard as I do in a Zumba class. I used this counter to calculate my calories http://caloriesburnedhq.com/zumba-calories-burned/ Depending on how intense I burn anywhere from 650 to 900 calories an hour.

californiagirl2012 · November 2012

I went to my first Hot Hula class today... surprisingly challenging, works your core, and most definitely your thighs. By the end I was sweating up a storm.

I'm trying to input exercise for today, but MFP doesn't have a count for Hula OR Hot Hula... so I'm not sure what I should input.

Any advice?

I would just pick a cardio exercise that seems similar. Sounds like great fun! An HRM helps too, but for the most part most of the calorie burns are way higher than what you actually burn, even with HRM.

GRL22 · December 2012

I love love love hot hula!! I also take belly dance and the two type of dance really compliment one another. I also want to know exactly how many calories I personally burn or as close to that as possible during a hot hula class so I'm going to keep doing some research. Happy hula-ing ! So happy that its so popular because that means it'll be a regular gym class offered for a while! I took a class just tonight at the Bella terra sport in Huntington Beach, ca. It was such a good workout !