Log Weight Training?

nissa5575
nissa5575 Posts: 21 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Do you log it under cardio or strength? I'm sure I am burning calories, but does that really count as a workout?

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  • Michael190lbs
    Michael190lbs Posts: 1,510 Member
    It does count as a workout but I wouldn't go and throw 700 calories back in my mouth as a reward.. I typically don't eat back my weight lifting calories but if I did it would be under 250 calories for an hour workout. I load my weight lifting as 1 calorie under circuit training but lift with free weights
  • callsitlikeiseeit
    callsitlikeiseeit Posts: 8,626 Member
    i log it as cardio but only as 50 calories LOL
  • Bizurke51
    Bizurke51 Posts: 190 Member
    I log cardio, but not lifting. I just always felt like it would be a pain to figure out calories burned from lifting weights.
  • ElizabethKalmbach
    ElizabethKalmbach Posts: 1,415 Member
    I let my fitbit log any burn it calculates from the steps I took loading the bar, but I don't really log my lifts for calorie burn.
  • nissa5575
    nissa5575 Posts: 21 Member
    Thanks guys! When I log it under cardio, I don't earn a ton of calories, but wasn't really sure if it even counted as a workout. I like logging it because it helps with motivation, like to feel accomplished, but am not using it in order to be able to eat more.
  • SueInAz
    SueInAz Posts: 6,592 Member
    edited June 2015
    I usually log around 90 calories for a one hour session but I'm more interested in just logging that I did it than earning extra calories for it. It's definitely a workout but I know I don't burn nearly as many calories during that hour as I would running 6 miles.

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