How should I list a Pure Barre Workout?

dottie244
dottie244 Posts: 4
edited September 27 in Fitness and Exercise
I just got a Pure Barre workout DVD and I LOVE it! But I don't know how I should list it under my exercise?

the one I've got is made up of a warm up (with light weight work), then barre work for the legs/thighs, then we stretch the thighs, then back to barre work for your butt, then we stretch some more, then we work the abs, and stretch again..

How should I list that? I'm new to putting in exercise on this, before I was only adding calorie intake :P

Thank you so much!! :D

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  • tigertown11
    tigertown11 Posts: 310
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  • Losing2Live69
    Losing2Live69 Posts: 743 Member
    The best thing to do is invest in a heart rate monitor to track how many calories you burn during a given session. It is the only way to be 100% accurate. A HRM is an awesome tool to invest in when you are trying to lose weight. Best of luck on your weight loss.
  • dottie244
    dottie244 Posts: 4
    bump
    Thank you :P
  • mynameiscarrie
    mynameiscarrie Posts: 963 Member
    Aside from getting a heart rate moniter--which a ton of people are going to tell you to do and, while it's a good idea, not everyone can afford one or get one the minute they need it, I would say to look around on other websites and see if there is something close to that exercise listed somewhere.

    You could also log it as circuit training-general, for the portion that you did moves, and log the other minutes as stretching/ hatha yoga.

    It's hard without a heart rate monitor, especially since it's not a regular workout, but I don't have a HRM and I split up videos like that depending on what they are :)
  • dottie244
    dottie244 Posts: 4
    The best thing to do is invest in a heart rate monitor to track how many calories you burn during a given session. It is the only way to be 100% accurate. A HRM is an awesome tool to invest in when you are trying to lose weight. Best of luck on your weight loss.

    That's a really great idea!! Thank you! Best of luck to you too! :D
  • dottie244
    dottie244 Posts: 4
    Aside from getting a heart rate moniter--which a ton of people are going to tell you to do and, while it's a good idea, not everyone can afford one or get one the minute they need it, I would say to look around on other websites and see if there is something close to that exercise listed somewhere.

    You could also log it as circuit training-general, for the portion that you did moves, and log the other minutes as stretching/ hatha yoga.

    It's hard without a heart rate monitor, especially since it's not a regular workout, but I don't have a HRM and I split up videos like that depending on what they are :)

    Thank you so much!!!! I'll do that until I can get a HRM :D!
  • kangababy
    kangababy Posts: 187 Member
    I am a little late finding this.. But I wear my HRM in class everyday.. and I burn anwhere between 400-600 calories depending on the exercises.... the tapes are 10 mintues shorter and less intense.. good luck
  • Levity14
    Levity14 Posts: 34 Member
    I have been attending Pure Barre classes for 3 months daily. An instructor said it burns anywhere from 200-500 calories depending on intensity. I've seen this posted on other websites as well. Some days I'm drenched in sweat and other days I'm only breaking a sweat. I've listed Pure Barre twice in my list Pure Barre set for 400 calories burned for the hard days and Pure Barre Lite listed at 200 Calories for the lighter days. I would rather err on the smaller side because I don't want to list more than I am really doing.

    I own Pershing Square 1 and 2 dvds and they are 45 mins and in my opinion much lighter. Even if you know how to push yourself I would not list it higher than 150 calories.
  • krisandmeplus3
    krisandmeplus3 Posts: 1
    I have several of the videos as well. I am new to this ap and was wondering the same thing. My sister is a pure barre instructor and has given me supplemental videos to make them more like a class. In addition to the 45 dvd, I also ad a arms segment with weights and back dancing at the end. Would this make it more like a pure barre "light" work out at 200. I know the only true measure is with the HRM but I do not have them. I dont want to give my self too many calories burned. In the past for my videos when I was on WW, I called it "pilates" to get the exercise points.
  • altinker
    altinker Posts: 173
    I wear an HRM and do barre workouts at home. 5'2" and 122 lbs. I burn 175 to 200 for a beginner DVD, 250 for Bar Method Change Your Body, and 313 for the Dailey Method long workout. I mostly still do beginner and intermediate workouts and am working up to advanced.
  • Lisamba09
    Lisamba09 Posts: 20
    thank you so much for all of the great info. I guess I will input 200 calories for a beginner to start until I can get a HRM.
    thank you!!
    cara
  • altinker
    altinker Posts: 173
    I can do advanced workouts now. Bar Method Dancer's Body and Super Sculpting I and II burn about 300 cals. Surprisingly, Physique 57 Full workout is about 280 cals. I think I'm becoming more efficient.
  • Suzanne92659
    Suzanne92659 Posts: 3 Member
    Pure Barre is my favorite workout of all. I go to class and the instructors really push us to the shaking point ...I come home sore, but a good sore. The idea behind it is to work your muscles to fatigue each time which leads to change. I have talked to several people who have worn a monitor in class and the calories burned vary from 300 to 600...so it really is hard to tell. But the good news is it is a very effective way to change the shape and condition of your body. I lost 11 inches during my first 3 months...2 in each thigh, so keep it up.
  • kristarablue2
    kristarablue2 Posts: 386 Member
    I would say you could put it under Pilates or possibly Yoga...you can also get a heart monitor to get a good grasp of the calories burned. I look a Barre class once and I was sweating like crazy however I did not burn a ton, maybe 300 calories.
  • carolmov
    carolmov Posts: 1 Member
    Does anyone recommend a particular hrm to track these sort of exercises?

    I have one that will only give me my heart rate when I check it, but I can't see that it will give me a calorie count for an hour at a class. I also failed with the fitbit, since that's basically a cute pedometer.

    Thank you!
  • cafeaulait7
    cafeaulait7 Posts: 2,459 Member
    If it's pretty fast and whole-body, you could log it under Ballet Dancing (or Dance; I forget which). If it's slow stuff and mat work, I put Pilates, too. I don't have a HRM.
  • susieq727
    susieq727 Posts: 4
    I love Pure Barre! It's changed my body in so many ways. My FitBit wasn't helping much in the "cals" burned area, but someone was wearing a heart rate monitor, and she logged her cals burned for a week, and for each 55 min class she burned between 375-450 cals per class. I was actually shocked. Yes, we get a great sweat on during our classes, but I never thought that we burned that much. To increase your burn, if you are taking actual classes vs DVD, there are a lot of modifications to make it harder, if you need it.
    The person wearing the HrtRM also wore it to a gym for a class that you'd think was very intense. For 55 mins, she burned approx 350-425 cals per class. She was doing "double workouts" that week to comp PB to other activities. I log my cals @ 275...just to make sure I don't over estimate..I need to get myself a HRM.
  • joychenners
    joychenners Posts: 1 Member
    I wore a HRM yesterday and burned only 260 calories. How do people burn 300-600? I feel like with the stretching it doesn't keep my heart rate up like cardio barre. :(
  • mjrepollo
    mjrepollo Posts: 1
    I used Circuit Training for the calculation.
  • cprasad1128
    cprasad1128 Posts: 1
    I've been wearing a heart rate monitor to Pure Barre for the past few weeks, and I've never burned more than 315 calories in a class...and that's an intense class. Usually, it's between 240-285.
  • cristin343
    cristin343 Posts: 1
    I am guessing that if a larger person performs the same exercise, more calories are burned.... When i put in 60 minutes of "Circuit training, general", it tells me that i burned 569 calories (i'm 5'11). Do other people see a different #?
    These classes are serious workouts.... not your typical circuit training. i would almost compare it to cross fit, maybe not quite as extreme.
  • Dlevy123
    Dlevy123 Posts: 2 Member
    When I put in Circuit training, general it says I burned 690. I'm 5'7 and 190 pounds. I guess it takes your height and weight into account.
  • deens28
    deens28 Posts: 1 Member
    I split it between "dancing, aerobic, ballet or modern", and "calisthenics - vigorous effort". These are already listed under "cardiovasclar Exercises" in My Fitness Pal. I usually split it half and half when i take a class... between the pushups, ab work and weights, but with the videos I usually put about 5-10min less under calisthenics and add it to the dance side...
  • giggitygoo
    giggitygoo Posts: 1,978 Member
    I made a "Bar Method" exercise in the database based on my calorie expenditure. It's very, very similar to Pure Barre.

    I usually get about 300 calories or less according to my HRM. This is for a 5"1" 110# woman.

    EDIT: I should add that this was for the advanced classes. The burn for these workouts isn't really that high since you're making small controlled movements. That's not to say they aren't fantastic though. I love them!
  • klkateri
    klkateri Posts: 432 Member
    I count my fluidity as "dance, ballet" in cardio. HOWEVER... I was a ballerina (amateur) up to a couple years ago when I got my knee replaced and I do the workout en pointe so that ups the calorie burn... and the difficulty. Just my 2 cents.
  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    When I put in Circuit training, general it says I burned 690. I'm 5'7 and 190 pounds. I guess it takes your height and weight into account.

    Circuit training is a combination of strength training & cardio ......and MFP's values are really high.


    Most of the barre workouts listed below have no cardio element. Logging as pilates or general strength training might be closer

    http://www.collagevideo.com/searchresults.aspx?type=all&search=pure+barre
  • lee1975jones
    lee1975jones Posts: 4 Member
    Calisthenics - that is what you should list it as
  • Dlevy123
    Dlevy123 Posts: 2 Member
    I ended up just seeing this but I never used Circuit training as an exercise log for barre. Someone asked if people get a different number of calories burned so I tried it out to answer her question.
  • zierkemom
    zierkemom Posts: 2
    How long are those DVDs? I'm
    Almost your same size and trying to figure out how to log
    My barre3 DVDs. Thx!
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