What do you categorize toning/sculpting in MFP online

knoelledi
knoelledi Posts: 91 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
We will be starting a class this week that is half zumba/half toning and sculpting. It will be a mixup of the two. I'm having a hard time figuring out what to put it in under in my exercise. We don't use the app (they want too much access to my phone) and you can't really add anything in here. What do you recommend I log it under?

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  • alikonda
    alikonda Posts: 2,358 Member
    you can't really add anything in here
    What do you mean?

    How long is the class? Log 2 exercises separately if you want (eg, For 1 hour class: 30 min Zumba, 30 min weight lifting or circuit training, depending on what you think fits better)

    As an aside, "MFP online" is the same as the app, just in a web browser instead of downloaded to your phone.
  • knoelledi
    knoelledi Posts: 91 Member
    I can't add an exercise like "toning" is what I'm saying. I was looking for a comparable. I see a lot of people can post exercise from the HRM's, I didn't know if there was anything else I could do sans one
  • SWWIS
    SWWIS Posts: 94 Member
    knoelledi wrote: »
    I can't add an exercise like "toning" is what I'm saying. I was looking for a comparable. I see a lot of people can post exercise from the HRM's, I didn't know if there was anything else I could do sans one

    You need to be more specific as to what you're doing when you're "toning" if you want to enter something comparable to what you're doing.
  • SezxyStef
    SezxyStef Posts: 15,267 Member
    knoelledi wrote: »
    I can't add an exercise like "toning" is what I'm saying. I was looking for a comparable. I see a lot of people can post exercise from the HRM's, I didn't know if there was anything else I could do sans one

    Try circut training for the entire time...

  • Sutnak
    Sutnak Posts: 227 Member
    calisthenics
  • rainbowbow
    rainbowbow Posts: 7,490 Member
    You can't add toning because it's not an exercise and means nothing essentially. There is no such thing as "toning". I'm assuming this class does resistance training in the form of calisthenics or circuit training. That's what you should log it as.
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    Right, there's no such thing as toning.

    Also, when they use weights in zumba they're like 5 or 3 pounds, with a ton of reps, and you're not really burning any extra calories. In fact, you might be burning less when you stop to use the weights than if you had kept dancing.

    When I go to zumba, if it's an hour class-I usually log it around 30-35 minutes and eat those calories back.
  • mistyb1972
    mistyb1972 Posts: 13
    I log mine under calisthenics (push ups, crunches) only because they are part of my routine and calculate how many minutes. This also includes my kettle bell exercises and free weights.
  • Sam_I_Am77
    Sam_I_Am77 Posts: 2,093 Member
    Toning is a factor of reducing bodyfat which is largely a factor of nutrition. Put your exercise in as it is, arm curl, zumba, etc.

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