We are pleased to announce that on March 4, 2025, an updated Rich Text Editor will be introduced in the MyFitnessPal Community. To learn more about the upcoming changes, please click here. We look forward to sharing this new feature with you!

Adding strength training

barbrakav
barbrakav Posts: 4 Member
in Introduce Yourself
I got the cardio - but I can't seem to add strength training - any help?

Replies

  • Cheddar323
    Cheddar323 Posts: 5 Member
    Why not? There are so many awesome strength exercises you could do. Search on YouTube "Brix fitness beginner workout" I think you'll like those.
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 35,283 Member
    barbrakav wrote: »
    I got the cardio - but I can't seem to add strength training - any help?

    The strength training part of the MFP exercise diary is just for keeping track of the specific exercise moves, and their reps/sets . . . and frankly, there are apps that do a better job of that. (I'm old-school, I use a paper notebook to do that.)

    To log strength training to get calories, enter it under the cardiovascular exercise section.

    If you're doing classic reps/sets with a short, defined rest in between sets, use the "Strength training (weight lifting, weight training)" entry, and put in the whole time, including the standard rests. (If you take a really longer break to chat with someone or something, don't count those minutes.)

    If you're doing a strength circuit, where you move from station to station or exercise to exercise, keeping moving the whole time, maybe with a little running in place or something in between strength exercises, use "Circuit training, general".

Categories