planks and push ups

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outcastsoutdoors
outcastsoutdoors Posts: 1 Member
edited July 2015 in Fitness and Exercise
Hey there. I am new to this app and couldn't find planks so I had to add it, but it doesn't show calories burned. I noticed that push ups also don't show calories burned. Is there something I'm doing wrong? Thanks for any help.

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  • lemonsnowdrop
    lemonsnowdrop Posts: 1,298 Member
    edited July 2015
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    Honestly, the burns for planks and push ups are probably so subjective that it would be impossible to accurately calculate them.
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
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    I assume I don't burn much more holding a plank for a minute than I do walking around the block slowly.
  • debubbie
    debubbie Posts: 767 Member
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    Yeah, they are considered to burn less calories than cardio and harder to determine a calorie burn. Some people may use a 3-4 calories burned per minute to calculate, but most just log it and don't worry about the calories burned and consider them a bonus.

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