How do I log crunches and dumbell workouts?

Kelley528
Kelley528 Posts: 319 Member
edited January 29 in Fitness and Exercise
I'm not sure if I am logging ab crunches and my upper arm workouts correctly. I do 3 sets of 100 on my abs and 5 different exercises on my arms, 3 sets of 15 for each 5 exercises.

I dont get particularly sweaty or my heart doesnt get pumped. If I try to add these exercises under strength training it doesnt calculate any calories burned. The number remains zero. I have been entering it under calisthenics (light exercise) but that only says 30 calories are burned. Is that correct for 300 crunches? If I enter it under calisthenics- (moderate exercise sit-ups or push ups) it calculates 69 for my abs alone.

I have been grouping my ab and arm work-outs under light calisthenics but the numbers dont seem to make sense to me. Some guidance would be appeciated.

Thanks.

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  • moosegt35
    moosegt35 Posts: 1,296 Member
    No mo calories than it's going to burn I would just log it under strength, which doesn't give you extra calories anyway.
  • pwnderosa
    pwnderosa Posts: 280 Member
    It's all an estimate anyway really.... but I use those two categories myself for home strength training and for what I do the "light" seems like not enough and the "heavy" seems like too much. Sometimes I split my time half and half or something just pick one or the other based on how fast I was moving/what my intensity feels like compared with other exercises.

    But if you aren't working up a sweat and your heart rate isn't high it probably is close to the light one and not burning tons of calories.
  • Kelley528
    Kelley528 Posts: 319 Member
    It's all an estimate anyway really.... but I use those two categories myself for home strength training and for what I do the "light" seems like not enough and the "heavy" seems like too much. Sometimes I split my time half and half or something just pick one or the other based on how fast I was moving/what my intensity feels like compared with other exercises.

    But if you aren't working up a sweat and your heart rate isn't high it probably is close to the light one and not burning tons of calories.

    Thanks. That was helpful.

    I dont think the heavy activity reading would be accurate and the light activity seems a little low. I guess I will just log it as the light activity so I dont wind up giving myself a bunch of extra calories that I didnt actually burn.
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