Underestimating workout cals

joshualandin
joshualandin Posts: 20
in Fitness and Exercise
I usually work out an hour every day (this last week and a half the exception because of a sinus cold) and I try to get three days of strength training and four days of jogging.

My jogs are for an hour and I usually go about 5 miles. My strength days are lighter weights in circuits to keep my heart rate up.

I keep reading that we never burn what the calculators says, so instead of entering an hour of jogging into MFP, I enter an hour of brisk walking. This usually cuts the calories burned by about half.

For the circuit strength training, it is harder to calculate. But from what I have researched online, I am supposed to be burning about 800 calories in the hour workout (I am 6'1, 275lbs, 39 yrs old) because I do not rest in between sets and keep my heart rate elevated. I only enter about 400 calories in MPF.

Is this good practice?

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  • koing
    koing Posts: 179 Member
    Don't bother adding weights in terms of calories burned. Think of it as a bonus.

    I play doubles tennis for 2hrs a week. I only add in one hr as there is no way to tell if I burn 430cal an hr without a heart rate monitor. But either way I don't are. I got in good shape.

    I never log work out calories.

    Koing

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