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libby_407
libby_407 Posts: 2 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
When I log in my strength exercises,like push-ups, my fitness pal doesn't have a calorie burned total. Do you keep track of your strength workouts? Do you know how many calories you're burning while doing such exercises?

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  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    you can log it under cardio if you want a calorie burn - but it's not accurate and probably not worth it

    although push ups can be more cardio style if done right intensity - so you might want to log it and take 50% of the burn

  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    Log the duration (not the individual exercises) under the appropriate category under the cardiovascular part of your diary for a very rough estimate.
    Strength training, calisthenics and circuit training are some of the options.

    It's not possible to realy know the accurate calorie burn, certainly don't use a HRM for strength exercises (many people on here seem to think it's some magical device that can measure everything!). :smile:
  • shaloreial
    shaloreial Posts: 4 Member
    I digress. I use a HRM for my strength training. I use the strap across my chest for more accuracy. I log my lifts under cardio and enter my calories burned from the HRM.
  • SonyaCele
    SonyaCele Posts: 2,841 Member
    i don't log my strength training.
  • giantrobot_powerlifting
    giantrobot_powerlifting Posts: 2,598 Member
    Same here. I do not log. The calories burned is insignificant to the force.
  • libby_407
    libby_407 Posts: 2 Member
    Thank you everyone for your thoughts.
  • fiddletime
    fiddletime Posts: 1,868 Member
    I'm doing the body beast DVD. For 35-45 min I log 98 calories under cardio. Seems to be pretty close to what I'd expect based on my weight loss. I'm 5'2" so every calorie counts at 1200 calories!
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    edited January 2016
    shaloreial wrote: »
    I digress. I use a HRM for my strength training. I use the strap across my chest for more accuracy. I log my lifts under cardio and enter my calories burned from the HRM.

    @shaloreial
    Beware that you will get massively over exaggerated calorie counts doing that.
    HRMs can only work for aerobic exercise - even that is limited accuracy.

    Your HRM is only accurately measuring heart beats and in strength training that simply isn't a reflection of actual energy expended.
  • finneyjason218
    finneyjason218 Posts: 166 Member
    Anaerobic exercise burns far fewer calories than aerobic exercise. To the point where it is probably not worth logging. This is a good article if you need a refresher from high school biology!
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