Why Didn't Some of My Leg Exercises Today Register Any Calories Burned?

Kennesaw24 · September 2015

it let me add squats, lunges and something else, but it didn't add any calories burned. Should I just enter something random for some calories burned to show up?

arditarose · September 2015

You have to enter strength training exercises under "cardio" to get a calorie burn. It is a minimal burn and not accurate.

CyberTone · September 2015

Add "Strength training (weight lifting, weight training)" to Cardiovascular to get estimated Calories burned added to your Diary. Please note that the Calories burned for Cardiovascular exercises provided by MFP are based on published metabolic equivalent of tasks (METs), which are estimates for a general population and may differ for you as an individual. If desired, add individual strength training exercises, such as "Biceps Curl," to Strength Training to have a log of sets, reps, and weights as individual exercises.

Please see these articles in the list of articles on this topic in the MFP Help pages...
myfitnesspal.desk.com/customer/portal/articles/11170-why-don-t-you-calculate-calories-burned-for-strength-training-
myfitnesspal.desk.com/customer/portal/topics/455842-exercise-diary-and-exercise-database/articles

Kennesaw24 · September 2015

Thank you for the great info!

Why Didn't Some of My Leg Exercises Today Register Any Calories Burned?

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