Planet Fitness 30 min express workout

The best way I would say is using a heart monitor but if that's not an option I would think circuit training might be the best thing to log it under and see what it comes up with that way.

I am not sure how to "perfectly" calculate the calories on the 30 Minute PF Workout, except if you track HR, etc., as said above. However, I created two workouts--30 Minute Workout (Cardio) and 30 Minute Workout (Strength)--just to tell me as a record what I've done for MFP purposes. I put the calories in the Cardio basically as if they were circuit training as has been said above. For me, I hop on the eliptical about 2-3 minutes after the circuit and my heart rate starts quite high (above "fat burn" level even and into "cardio" level).

I love this 30 minute workout. To me it is one of the BEST features of Planet Fitness. What I don't like is the many people, some of whom have posted in this thread, using it for other purposes, skipping about, lifting on these machines, when others are trying to do the CARDIO workout that needs one by one in sequence. The machines in the circuit room are also elsewhere in the gym, just saying...

I'm doing this M-W-F from now on. My Weekend treat, generally, is to not have to do this ;-). I've done it twice so far, first with the trainer. It is a beast...but it's an ALL AROUND workout, which I love. I think if you are looking for long-term success and for general health this thing is EPIC. Thank you PF and MFP's community. God bless you all, even those using the 30 minutes machines for other purposes ;-)

According to Fitness for Weight loss:
You can burn 285 – 765 calories circuit training.

It depends on how much you weigh and how hard you exercise. Below is an estimate of how many calories you can burn in 30 minutes of circuit training (with aerobic exercise and little to no rest):
If you weigh 150 lbs, you can burn approximately 285 calories in 30 minutes.
If you weigh 200 lbs, you can burn approximately 380 calories in 30 minutes.
If you weigh 250 lbs, you can burn approximately 475 calories in 30 minutes.
If you weigh 300 lbs, you can burn approximately 575 calories in 30 minutes.
If you weigh 350 lbs, you can burn approximately 670 calories in 30 minutes.
If you weigh 400 lbs, you can burn approximately 765 calories in 30 minutes.

I may have missed it but I did not see anyone mention that each person lifts different weights and during the time the green light is on they do different amounts also; for example I might be lifting 40 LBS 35 times and you might be lifting 50 LBS 20 times, so I have no way of determining the amount of calories burned and it is so frustrating me as it is all of you.

I did the circuit with my Polar Ft4 heart rate monitor yesterday. It said I burned 274 calories at 5'4" and 124 pounds. I worked fast/hard on the steppers doing mostly running steps, I did quick box jumps twice, and regular squats (not on the stepper) one round.

The machines definitely do overestimate! It was depressing the first time I wore my monitor. My difference was only by about 30 calories during an hour treadmill workout (so not so extreme), but still a noticeable difference.

I wore my HRM yesterday doing Tabata and I burned 368 calories in 45 minutes. My gym shows your HR on a projector, I was at a pretty high intensity 85-93%. I weigh 150 5'5

So for the circuit training what are people putting it under . Cardio or Strength training?

Just record it as circuit training under cardio exercises. But the calories you burn really depends on how hard you work. If you work low weights and slow steps you will not burn nearly as many calories as the circuit training option says.

If you are wearing a heart rate monitor, understand that if you really work your muscles hard your heart rate and metabolism will be elevated much longer after the workout than if you were just doing cardio. Give it enough time to see longer term results. Do not get discouraged at doing this circuit just because the numbers on your HRM don't add up.

There can be a huge difference in calorie usage just based upon body size. Big guys like me burn a lot more calories. And do the steps in between. That is the point of this workout. It gives you a combo of cardio and weight training. Do not do it every day. Skip at least a day between. The older you are, the more days you should skip. I am 52 and have lifted most of my adult life. I only do this workout every third day. I do cardio in between. But I work the weights as heavy as I possibly can.

If you weigh 150 lbs, you can burn approximately 285 calories in 30 minutes.
If you weigh 200 lbs, you can burn approximately 380 calories in 30 minutes.
If you weigh 250 lbs, you can burn approximately 475 calories in 30 minutes.
If you weigh 300 lbs, you can burn approximately 575 calories in 30 minutes.
If you weigh 350 lbs, you can burn approximately 670 calories in 30 minutes.
If you weigh 400 lbs, you can burn approximately 765 calories in 30 minutes.

pudgeman316 wrote: »

Bump.

Been trying to figure this out for 6 months now. At 245lbs it assumes that since it's 30 minutes of "cardio" (because it's not really strength training if you're toning muscles), it counts it around 440-something. That's fine because I add more to my workouts than that before and after, but I'd like a more accurate depiction of what the burn might be.

If it's a combination of cardio & strength training the "catch all" is circuit training. This is still a total guess, but at least you are getting something specific to your size & gender. A HRM gives a better estimate for steady state cardio....so it's not super helpful here. Strength training is just really hard to measure.

Seems like it would depend on how hard and what you do. I belong there and do it but I think daily it varies for everyone.

This is from 2008!!