Limited exercices

saraswanson89
saraswanson89 Posts: 7 Member
edited November 25 in Health and Weight Loss
When I try to look up certain exercises (i.e. Straight-line side lifts, bicycling (done on the floor), standing knee tuck, etc.), none of these options are in the database. So you have the option to Create an exercise, but my problem is to do that, you input the time and amount of calories burned; I can essentially input any numbers I want, making the whole thing pretty much obsolete. Or am I missing something here?

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  • saraswanson89
    saraswanson89 Posts: 7 Member
    Here's the website that lists the exercises I'm currently using to mix it up http://www.health.com/health/video/0,,20724360,00.html
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    You would have to determine another method for estimating energy expenditure. Also, don't assume the exercises in the database are accurate for energy expenditure...most are not. There are better ways of estimating expenditure for various things than relying on the database.

    Personally, I'd just log it as calisthenics or something...depending on how long you're doing it, it's not going to really be that big of a calorie burn.
  • StevefromMichigan
    StevefromMichigan Posts: 462 Member
    edited February 2018
    saraswanson89 wrote: »
    When I try to look up certain exercises (i.e. Straight-line side lifts, bicycling (done on the floor), standing knee tuck, etc.), none of these options are in the database. So you have the option to Create an exercise, but my problem is to do that, you input the time and amount of calories burned; I can essentially input any numbers I want, making the whole thing pretty much obsolete. Or am I missing something here?

    Sometimes, I use this chart from Harvard for some of the oddball activities. I noticed they have estimated calories burned in 30 minutes for both moderate and virgorous calisthenics:

    https://www.health.harvard.edu/diet-and-weight-loss/calories-burned-in-30-minutes-of-leisure-and-routine-activities
  • saraswanson89
    saraswanson89 Posts: 7 Member
    Awesome thank you!
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