Leslie Sansone

TheRealWonderWoman77
TheRealWonderWoman77 Posts: 14 Member
edited November 10 in Fitness and Exercise
Hello All,

How do you log the Leslie Sansone walking dvds? Currently I'm just listing them as walking 3.0 mph (moderate pace). But honestly those dvd's are 3 miles and 45 minutes each. I'm just curious to see if anyone has found a more accurate way to log this activity.

Thanks

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  • astroathena219
    astroathena219 Posts: 1 Member
    edited January 2015
    I was using a heart rate monitor for a while, and found the best fit to be either Low-Impact Aerobics, or Brisk Walking (4.0 - 5.0 mph) when I really push myself (e.g., wear hand weights, do some jog boosters, etc.) My HRM says I burn between 80 - 120 calories per Leslie mile.

    I now wear a Fitbit, and let it do the conversion for me (although even that's unclear how it logs the exercise & computes calorie expenditure). It's a little tricky because Leslie's miles don't always equal to a mile when measured in steps (~ 2000 steps/mile) -- I measured it and figured out that you have to cut your pace in half whenever you do sidesteps, knee lifts, and kicks -- but concluded that a Leslie mile is a lot more work when compared to walking an equivalent distance/#-of-steps (e.g., 4 steps of walking in-place/forwards is much easier to do than 2 leg lifts with arm movement).

    Anyways, that's a long answer to your short question. I think Low-Impact Aerobics is the closest approx. to what Leslie miles are doing (aka. it's a lot more than simply walking!)

    Later edit: Oh, and I just found a great article that Leslie wrote herself -- she recommends logging her miles as "Aerobics, General"

    http://blog.myfitnesspal.com/7-get-started-walking-tips-from-leslie-sansone/
  • ErinK09
    ErinK09 Posts: 687 Member
    I log it under low impact aerobics.
  • OKfarmgal
    OKfarmgal Posts: 160 Member
    I do the 3 or 4 mile and log it as aerobics, general. Leslie Sansone had an article on the blogs and recommended logging it as that.
  • notcorky
    notcorky Posts: 49 Member
    I use a HRM and do 3 or 4 miles. I can get anywhere from 3 - 450 calories depending on how hard or easy I push myself. I also use 2 pound hand weights when I do her DVDs.
  • MelissaL582
    MelissaL582 Posts: 1,422 Member
    Depending on which workout. I was logging mine either low impact aerobic or high impact. My old HRM showed higher cals than what MFP showed. I plan on getting a Polar to see the comparison.
  • skyfall91
    skyfall91 Posts: 74
    I usually get around 80cals a mile depending how fast I walk - I usually slow jog. I know when I do the 4 mile workout I usually burn around 350cals and feel great for it x Before I got my polar ft4 I used to guess at 5cals a minute burned for low impact stuff, so any extra is a bonus
  • Icandoityayme
    Icandoityayme Posts: 312 Member
    edited January 2015
    For 3 miles, look under walking 4.0 mph, very brisk pace. That's for 3 miles in 45 minutes. I started off using her videos and had the same question. It's partially because it isn't just walking. She works out other areas as well.
  • Geojerm
    Geojerm Posts: 291 Member
    notcorky wrote: »
    I use a HRM and do 3 or 4 miles. I can get anywhere from 3 - 450 calories depending on how hard or easy I push myself. I also use 2 pound hand weights when I do her DVDs.

    I read on Leslie's website the average person would burn 100- to 125 calories per mile (more if you use'booster' like handweights)

    Which works out about the same as the aerobics entry
  • altheacannon1981
    altheacannon1981 Posts: 6
    I use my Polar Ft7 log it in... :)
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