Exercise record

sandash1
sandash1 Posts: 1
edited September 28 in Introduce Yourself
Hi, I'm new to MFP and I like the way it integrates diet and exercise. However, I am struggling with the exercise record. I work out at the gym with a trainer twice a week. I am trying to record my workout, which varies from week to week. I don't want to enter each exercise--I just want a general calorie count for a 45 minute strength training workout. Is this possible? If so, how do I record it? thanks for you advice!

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  • Gemini_at_36
    Gemini_at_36 Posts: 207
    :flowerforyou: Welcome. I haven't gotten to weight lifting or working with a trainer, can't help you there but welcome anyway.
  • mabug01
    mabug01 Posts: 1,273 Member
    I have the same issue. I just count it as cardio right now.

    There is a cardio option called strength training/weight lifting.
  • jarrettd
    jarrettd Posts: 872 Member
    there is a listing in the cardio section for strength training. It gives an estimate of calories burned based on the minutes you enter.
  • jeh1966
    jeh1966 Posts: 10 Member
    I also find the exercise calculator a bit confusing. I do a boot camp class for one hour every day... and am totally clueless as to how to figure out the calories...
  • FabOma08
    FabOma08 Posts: 500
    I haven't done a boot camp but the ones I've seen seem to be circuit training based, aren't they?
  • megala65
    megala65 Posts: 34 Member
    There is an option to enter "strength training" under the cardio exercise. It will allow you to put in the time and give you the calories. It seems a really low number to me, meaning I think I burn more in a 30 minute routine than they do, but at least it gives something. Entering each individual exercise with weight and reps doesn't provide calories burned but it will give you a way to track your progress in terms of how much weight you're able to lift and reps do.
  • kirkemorgan
    kirkemorgan Posts: 88 Member
    bootcamp is plain old cardio so just enter the time
  • misscfe
    misscfe Posts: 295 Member
    I also work with a trainer twice a week. I wear a HRM and just put it in under cardio and use the calories burned from the HRM. I created my own exercise "training with Jerry" that way I can track all my training with him.
  • kr3851
    kr3851 Posts: 994 Member
    I have a trainer once a week, but also do strength training once a week on my own. I don't record the cals burned during strength training. While I feel awesome afterwards, I know my heart rate doesn't go anywhere near high enough to be doing much so consider any cals burned during this time to be a bonus, and don't try to eat them back or record them.
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