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how to measure calories burnt doing pushups/crunches?

mail2dijaw
mail2dijaw Posts: 36 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Hi everyone, I am not a big fan of weights so I limit my strength exercise to free hand workout with pushups, crunches etc. I am wondering how do I measure calories burnt in each set of pushups and crunches so can log MFP. Any idea?

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  • Muscleflex79
    Muscleflex79 Posts: 1,917 Member
    mail2dijaw wrote: »
    Hi everyone, I am not a big fan of weights so I limit my strength exercise to free hand workout with pushups, crunches etc. I am wondering how do I measure calories burnt in each set of pushups and crunches so can log MFP. Any idea?

    not enough that it would be worth logging/eating back if that is why you are asking??
  • VintageFeline
    VintageFeline Posts: 6,771 Member
    Yeah, unless you are doing them for a solid hour with few brief breaks there' nothing to count really.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,145 Member
    25 calories if you did 100 of each.

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  • mail2dijaw
    mail2dijaw Posts: 36 Member
    That was very helpful. Thank you guys
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    Calisthenics
  • archon
    archon Posts: 10 Member
    i lost two stone by logging everything i ate honestly staying in the green and using the following guidelines logged under cardio;
    cardio = number of minutes x 10
    Strength/bodyweight = number of minutes x 5
    works for me
  • sgt1372
    sgt1372 Posts: 3,997 Member
    I use 120 cal/hr for lifting and body wt exercises, net of rest periods bet lifts but including rest bet sets. Workd for me.
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