Strength exercise calories??

kciliberti
kciliberti Posts: 2
edited September 22 in Fitness and Exercise
I am just wondering why MFP doesn't add any calories in for strength exercises. I work with a personal trainer doing all strength exercises for 45minutes- 1hour 3-4 days a week. (I do cardio on my own on the off days). Should I really not be adding any calories for this strength training??

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  • bikerbiz
    bikerbiz Posts: 179 Member
    Enter it under cardio (look for strength training) rather than the strength training section.
  • lordofultima
    lordofultima Posts: 293
    Also keep in mind, strength training is usually 50-60% rest time, so keep that in mind if you're manually trying to calculate how many calories you burn lifting weights and stuff. For instance, if I do 3 sets of Incline Bench Press, that actual act of exercising for one set is like 1 minute. Then I take 2-3 minutes to rest between each set.

    I think this is why MFP estimates fairly low calories burnt for strength training, because when people input 60 minutes of it, they are including all that rest time as well.
  • kciliberti
    kciliberti Posts: 2
    Great-- thanks so much!
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