Logging a hiit workout

xkmhx2011
xkmhx2011 Posts: 15 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I've been doing fitness blender hiit workouts on YouTube.How would I log this?

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  • dbomb76
    dbomb76 Posts: 171 Member
    I usually log those as calisthenics but only use half the calories suggested my mfp.
  • xkmhx2011
    xkmhx2011 Posts: 15 Member
    Why only half?
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    xkmhx2011 wrote: »
    Why only half?

    High intensity interval training is not steady state cardio. I don't log it at all.
  • yirara
    yirara Posts: 9,840 Member
    If you mean do exercise x 30 seconds, break for 10 seconds type workouts: I usually only log the actual workout times, thus if I do 36 half minute intervals with 36 10 second breaks I only use the 36xhalf minutes. I might be able to get away with circuit training (the above is not HIIT, but circuit training) but I think the calories for that are a bit too high. Thus I log them as something else that gives a few calories less.
  • dbomb76
    dbomb76 Posts: 171 Member
    xkmhx2011 wrote: »
    Why only half?

    It's just a personal preference. I usually underestimate workouts and over estimate calories. There is a "calisthenics home light moderate" that looks about right.
  • tacticalhippie
    tacticalhippie Posts: 596 Member
    When I used fitness blender their calorie counts were always higher than my HRM.

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