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Zumba & calories burned

mslaura1968
mslaura1968 Posts: 1
edited September 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
I've just started doing Zumba (at home) and am wondering approximately how many calories I'm burning??? The exercise database on this website doesn't have anything for Zumba specifically. Any ideas?

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  • foodfight247
    foodfight247 Posts: 767 Member
    I'll be doing Zumba soon - interesting question. Wondering if you could enter it under Dancing on the database?
  • kathywoo10
    kathywoo10 Posts: 139 Member
    I use this website:

    www.zumbacalories.com
  • foodfight247
    foodfight247 Posts: 767 Member
    oooooh, Thank you. Will take a peak. :smile:
  • soguesswhat
    soguesswhat Posts: 18 Member
    Thanks for posting that Zumba calorie site. I used it to look up my workouts, too. Maybe if enough of us add them in it will show up in the database one day! :)

    Speaking of Zumba, I need to get up and do some. lol
  • zml_mom
    zml_mom Posts: 270 Member
    I used my HRM in class last week and for me it's about 550 for an hour class
    and that website said it should be around 700-800 which was way off.
  • LadyOfOceanBreeze
    LadyOfOceanBreeze Posts: 762 Member
    Hhhhmmmm...wonder what happened? I entered Zumba into the DB at one point...
  • LadyOfOceanBreeze
    LadyOfOceanBreeze Posts: 762 Member
    250 for 30 minutes is what I have here
  • kathywoo10
    kathywoo10 Posts: 139 Member
    I used my HRM in class last week and for me it's about 550 for an hour class
    and that website said it should be around 700-800 which was way off.

    One of my friends on here uses a HRM for Zumba, also, but her readings are pretty close to the ones on here and I have seen others who have said they are pretty close, too. Also, using a HRM may be a better estimate but it is still an estimate.
  • thurberj
    thurberj Posts: 528 Member
    I agree with the 550 for 1 hour class. I confirmed several times with a heart rate monitor.
  • kathywoo10
    kathywoo10 Posts: 139 Member
    I agree with the 550 for 1 hour class. I confirmed several times with a heart rate monitor.

    it is probably best to be conservative with that site and just use the estimates from the "low intensity" setting which gives me 576 for 1 hour.
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