We are pleased to announce that on March 4, 2025, an updated Rich Text Editor will be introduced in the MyFitnessPal Community. To learn more about the upcoming changes, please click here. We look forward to sharing this new feature with you!

Zumba

darkim9
darkim9 Posts: 2
edited September 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
I am loving this class! The instructor had a calorie counter on during our 1 hour class. She said she burned over 6oo calories. When I logged in the exercise, it said 268 colories. That is a huge difference. Which one is correct?

Replies

  • Amarillo_NDN
    Amarillo_NDN Posts: 1,018 Member
    for each one it would different to a point. age, weight, and other factors determin cals burned. That is a big diff but hard to say. I can do almost 600 just doing simple wateraerobis for an hour
  • Rengaldoll
    Rengaldoll Posts: 16 Member
    I do zumba atleast once a week-I think the calories you burn depends. For me, as I've gotten the moves better I can burn more calories, I know jazzercise which is less intense burns under 300. Zumba is more intense so I put it at abut 400.. If you can keep up with the moves and do the extra jumps, add spins, for the intensity, then it can be 600. I think my instructor can burn that much I don't know if I can yet! What are yur thughts? Where do you take Zumba?
  • laughingdani
    laughingdani Posts: 2,275 Member
    I do Zumba 3-4 times a week. I weigh 161 lbs and I am 26 years old. I burn atleast 600+ cals an hour. It does depend on the intensity of the class though. A few weeks back (with the same instructor I always use) I burned over 900 cals according to my HRM. She really pushed us that night. So it really depends on how hard you work, but it is possible.
  • angebean
    angebean Posts: 195 Member
    Someone was wearing a HRM in our last class. She was prob 5'5 170ish and it said 1002 calories by the end of the class.
  • 4lafz
    4lafz Posts: 1,078 Member
    I average about 400 on my HRM. Previous poster says he does 600 for 60 mins of water aerobics. WOW! My HRM says about 300 after an hour. I work it really hard too! Just a difference in size and sex, I am sure.
  • AwesomeMe
    AwesomeMe Posts: 12 Member
    I love Zumba. You certainly sweat and time flies while having fun! :flowerforyou:
  • darkim9
    darkim9 Posts: 2
    They should add zumba for exercise. I am sure it is more than 268 calories!
This discussion has been closed.

Categories