No Zumba?

boatk01
boatk01 Posts: 2
edited September 23 in Fitness and Exercise
Im new to this site so please let me know if im doing something wrong. But I went to log my exercise and I typed in Zumba and theres nothing for it, I just did a quick 6 minute video but have no clue how many calories burned it would be. Please help?!

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  • heatherours4
    heatherours4 Posts: 20 Member
    maybe log it under dancing?
  • loria30
    loria30 Posts: 263 Member
    Yes, log it under dancing (aerobic). I heard you can't use Zumba in a tracking menu because the name is trademarked and you need their permission or something.
  • Rubia
    Rubia Posts: 5
    I usually log it under Dance Aerobics, Ballet modern twist...
  • jenrobyoung
    jenrobyoung Posts: 37
    Create your own workout if you need to, I know I did for some of my workout videos. I also found another site that gives you estimated calories burned. http://www.calories-burned.buddyslim.com/

    This is what I shows for Zumba: Zumba burns about 536 calories per hour

    Hope this helps.
  • boatk01
    boatk01 Posts: 2
    ahhh okay thanks ladies :)
  • forever28
    forever28 Posts: 374 Member
    If you have the extra money, I would suggest buying a heart rate monitor. I have noticed that MFP overshoots on how many calories were actually burned. However, for the time being you could just apply dancing & adjust the calories burned, if neccessary.
  • Katybun3
    Katybun3 Posts: 172
    I added Zumba to my cardio. Approx 1000 cals per hour depending on each individual. Hope this helps :flowerforyou:
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