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strength training versus cardio...

mamxo22
mamxo22 Posts: 84
edited September 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
okay so when i go to the gym i do a ton of cardio and it counts whenever i put it in on my exercise diary... but when i put in the pushups or arm machine i did for cardio it doesnt count for my calories.. ? why is this?? i see some people's profiles that say so and so burned 300 calories doing strength training. why wont mine ??

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  • ambercole
    ambercole Posts: 426
    you have to add it under the cardio tab, not the strength training one.
  • rpbabs
    rpbabs Posts: 16
    In your exercise diary (cardio tab), search for "strength training". It will show up. Click on it and type in the amt of minutes you worked out.
  • Memah
    Memah Posts: 129
    Yeah, mine won't either.
  • AtomicOrange
    AtomicOrange Posts: 2
    As someone else mentioned, you have to add it under cardio -> strength training. It helps if you wear a heart rate monitor to figure out your calorie burn estimate for the allotted time.
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