How many calories did I burn? HELP!

MakeupDameGetsFit
MakeupDameGetsFit Posts: 6 Member
edited September 30 in Fitness and Exercise
Well, it's week 2 for me and tomorrow will be the start of week 3. I'm down almost 6 pounds and I'm pretty happy about that... but there's a lot of stuff that's still confusing for me. I think I've managed to figure out that I need to eat my exercise calories... LOL... but I'm trying to accurately enter my exercise!!! I want to keep my net calories each day where MFP says they should be so I can stay on track, but my problem arises when I have no earthly idea how many calories I've burnt doing a workout. For example, this morning I did Bootcamp and we're actually moving for about 50 minutes. It's kind of like circuit training, that's the best description I can give. We do weights, resistance, squats, burpees, lunges, and all sorts of other things that make me feel like I'm going to puke! Haha! Anyway, I don't know how many calories I'm burning! So, I'm asking for suggestions, help, tips... anything! Thus far I've looked at about 4 different websites claiming to have accurate calorie burning calculators and they all gave me different counts. Sigh. Not to mention, when I do a workout at the gym for cardio and the machine doesn't work or when I go for a simple walk I really can't figure it out. Ok, enough venting... I need answers! Please and thank you from a newbie! =)

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  • MissMaryMac33
    MissMaryMac33 Posts: 1,433 Member
    You should looking to getting a good heart rate monitor with a chest strap....for me, its the only way to get anywhere near accurate. A good one will let you program your age, height, weight, gender, v02, max heart rate etc... I use a POlar FT7 which was about $75 on Amazon. If you belong to a gym, they will often do tests for you with an HRM.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,993 Member
    Well, it's week 2 for me and tomorrow will be the start of week 3. I'm down almost 6 pounds and I'm pretty happy about that... but there's a lot of stuff that's still confusing for me. I think I've managed to figure out that I need to eat my exercise calories... LOL... but I'm trying to accurately enter my exercise!!! I want to keep my net calories each day where MFP says they should be so I can stay on track, but my problem arises when I have no earthly idea how many calories I've burnt doing a workout. For example, this morning I did Bootcamp and we're actually moving for about 50 minutes. It's kind of like circuit training, that's the best description I can give. We do weights, resistance, squats, burpees, lunges, and all sorts of other things that make me feel like I'm going to puke! Haha! Anyway, I don't know how many calories I'm burning! So, I'm asking for suggestions, help, tips... anything! Thus far I've looked at about 4 different websites claiming to have accurate calorie burning calculators and they all gave me different counts. Sigh. Not to mention, when I do a workout at the gym for cardio and the machine doesn't work or when I go for a simple walk I really can't figure it out. Ok, enough venting... I need answers! Please and thank you from a newbie! =)
    I teach a boot camp type class and unless you're doing some serious cardio, then the burn would be between 400-600 calories per hour. Strength training doesn't burn a lot of calories, but the benefits of raising your resting metabolic rate can't be matched by steady state cardio.
  • MakeupDameGetsFit
    MakeupDameGetsFit Posts: 6 Member
    You should looking to getting a good heart rate monitor with a chest strap....for me, its the only way to get anywhere near accurate. A good one will let you program your age, height, weight, gender, v02, max heart rate etc... I use a POlar FT7 which was about $75 on Amazon. If you belong to a gym, they will often do tests for you with an HRM.

    Thank you! See... this is why this website is AMAZING! So much help and support in an instant. Love it. I'll have to look into one!
  • nrtenagrl
    nrtenagrl Posts: 138 Member
    I'm glad someone helped you out., I kind of had the same question, .I was wondering how accurate the info I input is correct. I'm also on my second week of exercise and MFP

    seems to be that almost everyone suggest getting a polar ft7,4 or 6 for the HRM.
  • Prestonsmumma
    Prestonsmumma Posts: 117 Member
    I do bootcamp too its hard but bloody worth it dont u think?? anyway depending on the session and what u do and how much effort u put in, my sessions i manage to burn between 400-600 cals in one session so i created my own bootcamp exercise on here and did one at 400 and one at 600 hundred so u know what one to pick depending on what u do and how much effort u put into that session!!!

    Iif ur really unsure ask ur instructor, thats what i did and the answer i gave u was the answer he gave me!!!

    hope this helps chick!!

    good luck :bigsmile:
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