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Strength training

jmbevin
jmbevin Posts: 1 Member
edited November 2024 in Chit-Chat
Hi all - I'm new to this app. Can someone please tell me why strength training doesn't get added to your daily exercise? I do strength training most days and log it into my diary but it never gets added to my exercise figure

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  • andersonash1111
    andersonash1111 Posts: 19 Member
    You can't accurately know kcals when weight lifting. Your best bet is to put it in as a cardio workout then it had a rough guess
  • Piloteer2009
    Piloteer2009 Posts: 39 Member
    I don't log any exercise at all. I stick with keeping track of the food.

    There are too many variables to account for with exercise calories - effort, your weight, ambient temperature, current fitness level, etc.

    When I get any physical activity, I know that it's a good thing.

    I don't want to make this too complicated. If I do, I know that I'm more likely to stop my program.
  • SDCook37
    SDCook37 Posts: 4 Member
    I enter my lifting as strength training under cardio. Not sure how accurate it actually is, but better than nothing.
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