Do push ups burn calories?

ColleenerBeaner · February 2015

Just over 5 weeks ago I started using this "100 Pushups" app which basically challenges you to build yourself up to doing 100 push ups. I do them every other day and actually just reached 100 push ups today (not in a row yet). So each time I do these push ups I enter it into my fitness pal but it never shows how many, if any, calories I've burned while doing them. It's not the end of the world but at the same time, now that I'm doing so many, I'd think that I'm burning something. Anyone have any info on whether or not push ups actually burn calories?

Thanks for your help!

brianpperkins · February 2015

https://myfitnesspal.desk.com/customer/portal/articles/11170-why-don-t-you-calculate-calories-burned-for-strength-training-

AmyRhubarb · February 2015

Sleeping burns calories, so yes, pushups do too.

Check the link posted above, and enter your pushups under cardio if you want a calorie burn estimate.

shaunroberts · February 2015

Hey,
They do burn calories just not that many! Looking on Google the consensus seems to be less than a calorie per push up.

Personally I wouldnt count them:-)

Shaun.

Do push ups burn calories?

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