Do youcount leg/butt exercises you do at home?

tusher2011
tusher2011 Posts: 201 Member
edited September 30 in Fitness and Exercise
Just your typical leg lifts, butt exercises, crunches, reverse crunches...etc.

Do you count them, and if so...how and under what?

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  • BabyKate97
    BabyKate97 Posts: 4
    Well they would either be under cardio or strength I'm not sure. Yes you do count hem. You can type it in and when nothing comes up you can have the option to add a new exercise and it should be on the bottom/middle right hand side of the page. Also the WORST
  • stanvoodoo
    stanvoodoo Posts: 1,023 Member
    Cardio! Any time dedicated to exercise should be counted as exercise.

    Just leave out the daily activities, work, cleaning, laundry, etc...............

    Keep it up!
  • nitamo
    nitamo Posts: 64
    I do and I list them under calisthenics. It comes up on the exercise list:-)
  • blueeyedtraveler
    blueeyedtraveler Posts: 209 Member
    Yep, I agree, you DEFINITELY count it as cardio
  • nitamo
    nitamo Posts: 64
    Also, I don't list the normal activities I do each day like normal cleaning etc, but if I find myself doing excessive cleaning or moving furniture I do add those calories, especially if it is work that makes me sweat more than I normally do.
  • suprfast
    suprfast Posts: 49
    I dont count any exercises. The intensity fluctuates day to day. I stick only to the calorie numbers. People input random pointless exercises just to get MFP to give them extra calories to eat. Make it worst case, you will receive best case.
  • nitamo
    nitamo Posts: 64
    I don't eat back the calories I burn. I make sure to stick to the 1200 calories allotted me during the day. That way I'm not tempted to eat more:-) I guess some people add random exercise just so they can eat more but most people are a little more dedicated to their goals:-)
  • bry_all01
    bry_all01 Posts: 3,100 Member
    I do, but if you put them under strength, it won't count toward your calories to eat back, but if you put it under cardio, it does count toward your calories to "eat back". I hope that helps! :happy:
  • IMYarnCraz33
    IMYarnCraz33 Posts: 1,016 Member
    if you're working out at home, YES they count.

    some other site have good burned calorie calculators.
    I did a search today for calories burned doing crunches & squats.
    The calories burned for squats is: calories burned = your body weight x .096
    source: http://www.livestrong.com/article/313995-calories-burned-during-squats/

    Article on cals burned for crunches (no calculator in article, but you may be able to figure it out): http://www.livestrong.com/article/297820-the-number-of-calories-burned-doing-crunches/
  • jwhit31
    jwhit31 Posts: 450 Member
    I count all those exercises under strength training. For me, I use those burned calories as a bit of cushion. I don't have a scale to measure food so until I get one this is my of balancing things out.
  • angelameda
    angelameda Posts: 9 Member
    I do the cardio for 45 min for calories but strength for 30 min too and like mswank16 said I don't eat more cause i work out more I stay with my calories for that day or less sometimes I want to be full on my goals of loss weight!!!!!!!!!!
  • tusher2011
    tusher2011 Posts: 201 Member
    I do, but if you put them under strength, it won't count toward your calories to eat back, but if you put it under cardio, it does count toward your calories to "eat back". I hope that helps! :happy:

    Um, I have been putting my strength training all under cardio! I don't want to have to input all the sets/reps/weight for each exercise I do so I was putting it all under cardio! I didn't know I wasn't supposed to be doing that....

    Never mind...I just re-read.
  • tusher2011
    tusher2011 Posts: 201 Member
    if you're working out at home, YES they count.

    some other site have good burned calorie calculators.
    I did a search today for calories burned doing crunches & squats.
    The calories burned for squats is: calories burned = your body weight x .096
    source: http://www.livestrong.com/article/313995-calories-burned-during-squats/

    Article on cals burned for crunches (no calculator in article, but you may be able to figure it out): http://www.livestrong.com/article/297820-the-number-of-calories-burned-doing-crunches/

    Dawn, that calulation above...how can you have an accurate calorie burn # if it doesn't include the amt of time you spent doing that activity?
  • szczepj
    szczepj Posts: 422
    I dont count any exercises. The intensity fluctuates day to day. I stick only to the calorie numbers. People input random pointless exercises just to get MFP to give them extra calories to eat. Make it worst case, you will receive best case.

    I count my exercise and don't eat the calories back. I like to see what i've done.
  • IMYarnCraz33
    IMYarnCraz33 Posts: 1,016 Member
    if you're working out at home, YES they count.

    some other site have good burned calorie calculators.
    I did a search today for calories burned doing crunches & squats.
    The calories burned for squats is: calories burned = your body weight x .096
    source: http://www.livestrong.com/article/313995-calories-burned-during-squats/

    Article on cals burned for crunches (no calculator in article, but you may be able to figure it out): http://www.livestrong.com/article/297820-the-number-of-calories-burned-doing-crunches/

    Dawn, that calulation above...how can you have an accurate calorie burn # if it doesn't include the amt of time you spent doing that activity?

    the calories burned is PER MINUTE.... sorry I forgot to add that.
    That's what posting the source is for. =)
  • tusher2011
    tusher2011 Posts: 201 Member
    if you're working out at home, YES they count.

    some other site have good burned calorie calculators.
    I did a search today for calories burned doing crunches & squats.
    The calories burned for squats is: calories burned = your body weight x .096
    source: http://www.livestrong.com/article/313995-calories-burned-during-squats/

    Article on cals burned for crunches (no calculator in article, but you may be able to figure it out): http://www.livestrong.com/article/297820-the-number-of-calories-burned-doing-crunches/

    Dawn, that calulation above...how can you have an accurate calorie burn # if it doesn't include the amt of time you spent doing that activity?

    the calories burned is PER MINUTE.... sorry I forgot to add that.
    That's what posting the source is for. =)

    Got it! Thanks! I'll go read that article now....lol.
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