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Yoga: Cardio or Strength Training

dmg276
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Do you log your yoga as cardio or strength training? Why?
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I log regular yoga as low impact aerobics and power yoga as aerobics - general. You don't get calories credit for strength training, and I am definitely burning calories. Those choices appear to result in numbers that are about right.0
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What type of yoga are you doing? To get a calorie burn estimate in MFP, you must log it under cardio. When you use the yoga selection or hatha yoga.......it's a low calorie burner.
I've done some power yoga, it got my heart rate up a little (maybe I'm not experienced enough).....but I wouldn't consider it aerobics.
Yoga can have an element of strength/resistance training....handstand & such are like body weight exercises.1 -
Don't log anything for training
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I log yoga under yoga. I do Iyengar Yoga, the calories are petty low, but accurate, for it.
I log my weight training in the cardio section too, and eat those calories.
Cheers, h.2 -
I log my yoga under cardio. I do power yoga. MFP gives me 120 calories for an hour and I generally aim to eat back half of my exersize calories.1
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If you're doing a "gentle" form of yoga, I'd be cautious about overestimating calorie burn from it. I've seen very high estimates of yoga calories on MFP.1
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