950 calories burned doing Zumba
Muffiewilmes
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I wore my fitbit while taking a Zumba class and it said I had burned almost 1000 calories. Don't get me wrong I worked my butt off but really that many calories. I compared to what MFP had for 60 min of Zumba and it was clse to the same. Is this right?
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My heart rate monitor usually says about 450 calories for my easier Zumba class and 550 calories for my harder Zumba class. I think MFP is about 100-200 calories more than what my heart rate monitor says when I plug it in, so I'll put in less minutes to balance it out. I'm not sure how the FitBits work - do they measure your heart rate?0
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It's hard but not impossible to burn that much if you're very overweight.
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Did it say that you burned that much during zumba or was it for the entire day?
The fitbit is intended to track the total calories burned during a day (including those you burn while sleeping, driving, watching tv, being alive).0 -
No I checked my calories burned right b4 then what it was after and did the math. I'm 80# ovweight so maybe it is right. Thanks0
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I generally burn between 800 and 1100 calories during my Zumba classes. I wear a heart rate monitor and my heart can at times reach 170, so I back off a little. Basically, I dance my butt off . Sounds like you are too! Good job!0
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