ZUMBA FOR CARDIO. . . .

dandielyon
dandielyon Posts: 1
edited September 2024 in Introduce Yourself
I have been doing a Zumba class at the gym once a week for a couple months and love it. A couple people have calorie counters and for 50 minutes we are always upwards of 750 for the class average. Does anyone have a way to calculate how many I burn based on height, weight, age . . . I remember there being a formula. Or is there a cheap counter I can buy? The last couple I looked at were around 50 dollars. . . .Help a girl out!! :flowerforyou:

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  • FaeFae
    FaeFae Posts: 243 Member
    I only burned 305 in my 45 min Zumba class. I have a good HRM too!!
  • emichan21
    emichan21 Posts: 17 Member
    I have a Bowflex HRM watch and it was in the $50 range.....I don't think you can find any much cheaper than that. I've been doing Zumba since last July 1-2 per week and I regularly burn between 750-1200 calories per class. Every person is different!
  • katapple
    katapple Posts: 1,108 Member
    It depends on how hard you go and your instructor. Some classes I can easily burn 600 cals in a 50 minute session, sometimes it's only 450. Whatever HRM you go with if you get one, make sure it has a chest strap, makes it a little more accurate!
  • azeria
    azeria Posts: 527 Member
    I searched online and found a formula for cycling. I don't know if this will help, but here you go:

    Take your weight, divide by 50. Multiple this by 70. Then divide this figure into 3500. This is how many hours you will need to cycle over the course of a given time to burn 1 pound of fat. Example. 200lb / 50 = 4. 4 multiplied by 70 = 280, 280 divided into 3500 = approx 12.5 Hours. So if you Ride 1.75 hours every day you would loose about 1lb per week.

    Read more: How to Calculate How Many Calories You Burn While Cycling | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/how_4601805_how-many-calories-burn-cycling.html#ixzz1DVp77pqx
  • FaeFae
    FaeFae Posts: 243 Member
    i was sweating my butt of and mine was sooo low!!! I wish I had burned more!
  • katapple
    katapple Posts: 1,108 Member
    i was sweating my butt of and mine was sooo low!!! I wish I had burned more!

    I'm pretty surprised by how low yours was! What kind of HRM do you have?
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