How would one log jumping jacks?

PescetarianPrincess
PescetarianPrincess Posts: 37 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
I read on Livestrong.com that a person of my weight would burn 3.6 calories a jumping jack, and I just did 50, which would calculate to 182 calories burnt. But does that even make sense? I need help.

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  • PescetarianPrincess
    PescetarianPrincess Posts: 37 Member
    Anyone?
  • LoudmouthLee
    LoudmouthLee Posts: 358 Member
    MFP works with time. Click on exercise, type in Jumping Jacks, and log your jumping jacks.
  • PescetarianPrincess
    PescetarianPrincess Posts: 37 Member
    Yes, I get that. But 50 jumping jacks took me 44 seconds. I can't log that!
  • amandajones1978
    amandajones1978 Posts: 140
    I have a HRM, so I go by what it tells me. MFP has been way off on some exercises I noticed. One example is using the elliptical for 60 min, MFP calculated 200 MORE calories burned than my HRM stated.
  • PescetarianPrincess
    PescetarianPrincess Posts: 37 Member
    So i guess I'll just go by livestrong.com. But does 190 calories for 50 jumping jacks make sense?
  • LoudmouthLee
    LoudmouthLee Posts: 358 Member
    No. It doesn't.

    Considering that running a mile is roughly 100 calories burned, I wouldn't think that 50 jumping jacks is equivalent to 2 miles ran.
  • amandajones1978
    amandajones1978 Posts: 140
    It does sound a little high, but it also depends on your weight I would think.

    50 jumping jacks would probably take you 1 minute to complete. I just dont see burning 190 calories in 1 minute.

    My workout this past Sunday was:

    1 min: jumping jacks
    30x dumbbell press ups (20 lbs)
    1 min: battle ropes
    1 min: push up planks
    1 min: bosu planks
    30x TRX chest rows
    30x squats

    I did this 4 times then below

    10 minutes on treadmill 15% incline, speed 1 mph backwards walking

    After doing all this, it took about 60 minutes, I burned 730 calories.

    So just some reference, all that 730 calories compared to 50 jumping jacks 190 calories.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    So i guess I'll just go by livestrong.com. But does 190 calories for 50 jumping jacks make sense?

    190 cals for one minute of jumping jacks? Noooooooooo!
  • mk9562
    mk9562 Posts: 186 Member
    That sounds very high for a 44 sec workout. I use a HR monitor to get an accurate burn.
    ( I should put it on and do 50 for you)
  • Nicolette04
    Nicolette04 Posts: 82 Member
    I weigh 235 and I have heart rate monitor. When I do jumping jacks I burn about 10 calories a minute. Hope that helps.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    I weigh 235 and I have heart rate monitor. When I do jumping jacks I burn about 10 calories a minute. Hope that helps.

    10 cals a minute sounds about right if you're going for it!
  • MissSaturday
    MissSaturday Posts: 784 Member
    I think if it is 20 calories is even a lots for example doing squats you don't burn anything as they are only exercises for muscles even if you feel pain doing 50 or more. To burn that amount of calories i think you should jump for at least 15 minutes!! :(
  • caly_man
    caly_man Posts: 281 Member
    how about slowing your jacks down so you can do it for five minutes straight

    now you can enter into MFP 5 minutes of jumping jacks.

    please report back what it says for cals burned.
  • mk9562
    mk9562 Posts: 186 Member
    Everything I read online shows an average of 10 calories per min of jumping jacks.
    I checked MFP and if I put jumping jacks, vigorous in for 1 min it calculates 9 calories burned.

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