ZUMBA calories?? Does anyone know??
chelsealiz8
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I love the cardio portion of MFP. I love to search how many calories I burn during certain activities. However, my favorite cardio, ZUMBA is not listed!!?? Or am I missing it?
Everyone seems to have different ideas of how many calories you burn during zumba and I would just like your opinion. I have it down as 460. I think I'm shooting really low for an hour, but I'd rather under shoot than over shoot.
If you have any idea, or articles or if you've spoken with an instructor or nutritionist or anyone, I'd love to hear what you know!
THANKS!
Everyone seems to have different ideas of how many calories you burn during zumba and I would just like your opinion. I have it down as 460. I think I'm shooting really low for an hour, but I'd rather under shoot than over shoot.
If you have any idea, or articles or if you've spoken with an instructor or nutritionist or anyone, I'd love to hear what you know!
THANKS!
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You need to get a HRM so you can tell how many calories you burn. The amount of calories you burn is different from everyone else.0
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http://www.zumbacalories.com/ will give you a decent estimate. My HRM puts me just under what that gave me. I'm still learning the dances, so not burning as much as I could be, but I'll get there
Edit: Too slow!0 -
You need to get a HRM so you can tell how many calories you burn. The amount of calories you burn is different from everyone else.
Second this! Calories burned are based upon your average heart rate during the workout, your age, gender, weight, length of workout. It will be different for everyone. Get a HRM with a chest strap.0 -
If you google zumba calories burned there is a calculator where you put in your weight and length and intensity of workout to get your calories burned. I love my zumba classes!!0
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You need to get a HRM so you can tell how many calories you burn. The amount of calories you burn is different from everyone else.
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I don't know about others, but I've done Zumba a few times with different instructions even. I've never managed to get my heart rate up past 160 or even break a sweat. RIPPED and Insanity get my shirt drenched in sweat.0
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zumba seems to burn the same amount of calories as running about a 9 or 10 minute mile for the same period of time. If you cant run a 10 min/mile but you can Zumba, then you're doing really good.
But a heart rate monitor is really the best way to go. It's the most accurate.0 -
Great advice everyone! I used to have a HRM a few years ago, a good one! Couldn;t tell you where it is now! Maybe I'll start the search tonight! :-)0
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"On average, a 150 pound person can expect to burn 536 calories during an hour of Zumba. By comparison, the same person would burn 413 calories during an hour of moderate swimming, 477 for an hour of casual racquetball and 684 for an hour of running at a 10-minute-mile pace.
Classes are generally 50 minutes long if you take into account a couple 5 minute breathers in a one hour class. So, assuming you are an average 150 pound person with healthy muscle mass, and the zumba workout is moderate to high intensity, then:
536 calories X 0.833 (50 of 60 minutes) = 446 calories!"
http://dujow.hubpages.com/hub/How-Many-Calories-Does-Zumba-Burn
I read 500-800 somewhere else but I think underestimating is better than overestimating.0 -
I don't think you're shooting low at all ... I think most people are shooting too high or using guesses.
I wear an HRM and depending ont he teacher it's always between 400-550/hour.
BUT it also depends on your body, your age, how much weight you have to lose, how hard you work etc -- no one can tell you the number.
For comparison, I am 49 --- 5'4 and 155# -- I've been doing Zumba for a year 5-6x a week so I know the routines and work my *kitten* off (most of the time). I'm really only about 10 lbs from my goal so i don't have much to lose. (I also have 20 lbs of extra skin factored in from losing so much weight and that's not going anywhere without a tummy tuck! LOL)0 -
My hrm puts me just over what that calculator gave me. I picked mid intensity because sometimes it's high and sometimes it's low intensity0
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THANK YOU!!! I've been looking for something like this site until I can get my HRM again.0 -
yup, that's what I use0 -
I also think it depends on the class. I've puked a couple times depending on the instructor. LOL It's definitely a workout if the instructor is good.0
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This site is still 100-200 overestimated for me....
Choosing LOW is close -- but I do pretty high intensity and have been doing it for a year 5-6x week.
If you use it, i would use the LOW option and know its still probably a little more than you actually burn.0 -
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I think EVERYONE is shooting too HIGH. I have done zumba, giving it my all, more so than most people in the class, and I do not burn even close to what you guys are quoting. no way does it get my heartrate up like running, ( and I run all the time). I wear a HRM , its not even close. Its barely 300 for one hour . BARELY.0
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I know it depends on how much you dance, so it usually is between 500-1000 calories , bit of a gap though !0
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This site is still 100-200 overestimated for me....
Choosing LOW is close -- but I do pretty high intensity and have been doing it for a year 5-6x week.
If you use it, i would use the LOW option and know its still probably a little more than you actually burn.
I completely agree with this. However the activity on MFP that I find that is very close is Dancing, aerobic, ballet or modern, twist. It's almost right on what I burn in Zumba.0
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