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MFP not adding in the strength training

19andrea74
19andrea74 Posts: 3
edited February 12 in Getting Started
Hello!
Can anyone tell me why MFP isn't adding in the strength training to the total time spent working out or into the calories burned?

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  • geebusuk
    geebusuk Posts: 3,348 Member
    It's incredibly hard to workout the calories burnt relating to strength training - you could keep hooking up a system that tests it, but you'd have to do nothing else for 48 hours after and eat no food, which would likely screw the results a little!
  • vwbug86
    vwbug86 Posts: 283 Member
    If you search under cardio you will find strength training general. It will only give you an estimate though. If you do mostly strength you may want to consider the TDEE method for tracking calories.
  • parkscs
    parkscs Posts: 1,639 Member
    I just use the strength training option under cardio and guestimate my burns based on what I did that day. There's not really an easy way to accurately estimate your caloric burn from lifting, so I just make a conservative guestimate and call it a day.
  • 19andrea74
    19andrea74 Posts: 3
    Great, thanks to all of you!
    I will use the general entry knowing it's just a ball park estimate.
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