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Logging Calories at the gym

Beckaroo94
Beckaroo94 Posts: 66
edited February 6 in Fitness and Exercise
So the last week or so when I've been going to the gym, I've been entering my weight and adding up the calories burnt on each machine. I was wondering is there an easier way to log the calories burn at the gym rather than creating a new exercise for each gym visit? Is there an option for "quick add exercise calories" like there is for quick add eating calories? Sorry if I'm missing something really obvious :smile:

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  • SamanthaH10
    SamanthaH10 Posts: 72 Member
    If you can't find it doing a search, add it in yourself?
  • Beckaroo94
    Beckaroo94 Posts: 66
    I do but I do a different workout each time, so have to make a new exerise each time. I just thought there must be a quick add exercise cals? Maybe not, creating a workout each time isn't such a burden anyway
  • samammay
    samammay Posts: 468
    Curious what kind of exercises you are logging that arent in the database?
  • jdad1
    jdad1 Posts: 1,899 Member
    just log it all as "strength training" when your doing weights.
  • Beckaroo94
    Beckaroo94 Posts: 66
    Like treadmill and cross trainer. I'm not doing it at a constant speed or snything so feel like I should be accurate
  • liamcloss
    liamcloss Posts: 2 Member
    Do these pieces of equipment not have settings that allow you to work out until a certain number of calories are burned?

    As apposed to working towards time goals or distance goals?

    This may provide you a better solution.
  • candiceh3
    candiceh3 Posts: 379 Member
    Ignore what the machines tell you that you have burned. They are all over inflated.

    I suggest you start thinking about your METS, and use the METS method to calculate your calorie burn rather than what the equipment tells you.

    If that is too complicated, then just halve the number the machines give you - yes it is THAT bad!

    Or buy a HRM, either way...
  • Beckaroo94
    Beckaroo94 Posts: 66
    Really? Even though they take account of your weight? They seem like good exercise machines too, touchscreen with tv and games on too :/ that's quite disheartening
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