Just Dance 4 cal count really that off?

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  • Pink_turnip
    Pink_turnip Posts: 280 Member
    I log mine as Zumba, but I also cut the time back a bit
  • wilsoje74
    wilsoje74 Posts: 1,720 Member
    just to point out, in 1 hour of zumba, my class usually burns between 1100-1400 cal. usually we average about 1200-1250

    so if you're shaking it hard enough, your HRM can be right. It's all about how much you get that heart pumping. the temp of your room can have an effect too because your body is burning more calories to regulate your core temp. just some things to think about.

    Really???!! Where does that figure come from?

    I'm asking because I've been taking the calorie count from MFP, before that I used another website, both were around 600 calories for an hour. Wii Zumba 2 has given me a max of 540 for a 47 minute medium class. If I'm owed double I'll stick another bottle of wine in the fridge :drinker:
    every class we have at least 2 or 3 people sometimes as many as 6 people counting calories with HRM (with the chest straps) and they're all in that area (over 1200 usually)

    so i think it's safe to say that's about right because they all use different models and our class is pretty intense.
    More intense than running a 6 min mile for an hour? I really doubt it. I'm sure it's hard work but no where near that calorie burn. Maybe half of that.
  • majasmi
    majasmi Posts: 133 Member
    just for reference. doing a 45 min insanity routine clocks in around 600 cals.
  • helpfit101
    helpfit101 Posts: 347 Member
    Trust your HRM more. But make sure you set it up properly too. With what you said your heartrate was yes I think you probably did about 300-500 calories.

    And about the person saying zumba burns 1100-1400 calories for a good hour that's about double of what I would expect.
  • chrismpalmer
    chrismpalmer Posts: 18
    just to point out, in 1 hour of zumba, my class usually burns between 1100-1400 cal. usually we average about 1200-1250

    so if you're shaking it hard enough, your HRM can be right. It's all about how much you get that heart pumping. the temp of your room can have an effect too because your body is burning more calories to regulate your core temp. just some things to think about.
    I honestly think this is really high for any type of workout in an hour. I can run at a pretty good pace for 1 hr and its only 500-600 cal burn.

    Really depends on intensity. I average a burn of roughly 530 calories in the process of a 29 or 30min 5k. Walking for that same time I will only burn around 200.

    For reference, I also typically burn about 1000 in the course of an hour on a treadmill at a 15% (max) incline at 4mph.
    I run a 29 min 5k and burn 230-250 cal

    Likely more attributable to our difference in gender and size than anything else.

    This is one of the biggest problems with using MFP estimates (or any other general calorie estimates for that matter) to track your fitness. 9/10 times they are going to be significantly off.

    As a rule of thumb, I only report workouts that I have used technology to track (GPS/HRM/Pacer/Tradmill).

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