How to add/figure calories burned when using DVD workouts?
amcleoud
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Hey there BWLW members!
I've been on mfp for a little while, but am not familiar with all it has to offer. I know some of you ladies are a little more advanced on here and I wa just wondering if you can tell me the answer to the question above? I use a few Leslie Sansone (love her) DVDs, and a few others. Help me out ladies! Thanks in advance.
I've been on mfp for a little while, but am not familiar with all it has to offer. I know some of you ladies are a little more advanced on here and I wa just wondering if you can tell me the answer to the question above? I use a few Leslie Sansone (love her) DVDs, and a few others. Help me out ladies! Thanks in advance.
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I love leslie sansone and I use her all of the time. I usually put her workouts as low impact aerobics. Its still alot of calories burned no matter what. Hope this helps0
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Thanks! I appreciate you being the first and only to answer my question.0
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I invested in a heart rate monitor which tells me exactly what I burn doing any exercise. I've actually had mine for many years - paid $100 for it probably 8 years ago and have changed the battery 3 times (not that I've been using it for all 8 years). Anyways, all that to say I find it to be a great tool.0
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I had the same problem when I started Jillian Michael's 30 Day Shred. I read an article on how to approximately calculate the calories you burn during excercise, without a heart monitor.
3.267 calories are burnt per pound every hour.
Multiply this by your weight in pounds (not kilograms) and you will get how many calories you burn (on average) per hour.
If you are doing a 30 minute workout, then divide the results by 2 to get the amount of calories.
So, if you weigh 200 lb and excercise for 30 minute, the equation will be:
(3.267*200)/2 = 326.7 calories!
In MFP, log the excercise under Circuit Training General, and compare with how many calories MFP says that you have burnt. If it is wildly different, I just override MFP's number.
I hope this helps.0 -
This is awesome information! Thanks for sharing!I had the same problem when I started Jillian Michael's 30 Day Shred. I read an article on how to approximately calculate the calories you burn during excercise, without a heart monitor.
3.267 calories are burnt per pound every hour.
Multiply this by your weight in pounds (not kilograms) and you will get how many calories you burn (on average) per hour.
If you are doing a 30 minute workout, then divide the results by 2 to get the amount of calories.
So, if you weigh 200 lb and excercise for 30 minute, the equation will be:
(3.267*200)/2 = 326.7 calories!
In MFP, log the excercise under Circuit Training General, and compare with how many calories MFP says that you have burnt. If it is wildly different, I just override MFP's number.
I hope this helps.0 -
If you want to make the calculation easier (I don't always exercise for exactly 15, 30, 45, or 60 minutes), you can just divide the 3.267 calories burned/pound/hour by 60:
3.267 / 60 = 0.05445 calories burned pound PER MINUTE
So if you're exercising for 40 minutes and you weigh 200lbs, you would calculate your activity:
(0.5445 x 200) x 40 = 435.6 calories!0 -
heart rate monitor....0
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heart rate monitor....
^^^ this!!! Best investment ever!!0 -
Ditto on the HRM, love mine.0
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Thank you for the tips!0
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That was very helpful. I was having the same problem with figuring out Shaun T's videos calorie burn.0
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thanks, I like that0
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I see I need to invest in an HRM.0
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Yup - Heart Rate Monitor is the way to go. I purchased a polar ft4f watch on eBay. I was SURE that I was burning about 500+ calories with the Black Girls Workout Too DVD. Turns out, I burn about 250.0
