zumba - how many calories approx for an hr ?

sheelaghwilkinson
sheelaghwilkinson Posts: 1 Member
edited October 2 in Fitness and Exercise
can anyone estimate how many calories are burned in an hour of zumba with a minute break between each song ?

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  • lovinlife71
    lovinlife71 Posts: 230
    www.zumbacalories.com
  • Cmccracken1
    Cmccracken1 Posts: 326 Member
    aerobic high impact..
  • hefinator
    hefinator Posts: 260
    www.zumbacalories.com

    ^^THIS

    that's the site I use... i even got that site from my Zumba Instructor!
  • stephyy4632
    stephyy4632 Posts: 947 Member
    depends on a number of things your weight / intensity being big factors
  • lilsnowbird
    lilsnowbird Posts: 112
    I weigh 125 and in 1 hour my HRM shows 306 calories burned....there is a website.....google zumba calories burned but I found it way too high....good luck
  • roblow65
    roblow65 Posts: 156 Member
    can anyone estimate how many calories are burned in an hour of zumba with a minute break between each song ?


    http://sites.google.com/site/zumbacaloriesburnt/

    This is what I use, but I cut it about 200 calories because i don't want to overestimate. Hope it helps.
  • kappy_hollowell
    kappy_hollowell Posts: 399
    Do y'all think the www.zumbacalories.com is accurate? I give it all I got so I said High intensity for 90 minutes, and got an estimate of 844 calories burned. I'm pretty sure I'll burn at least 600, but worried that 844 is a bit high! Any thoughts?
  • JamesonsMommy
    JamesonsMommy Posts: 771 Member
    everyone is different.. It depends on your weight.. A heart rate monitor would be the best way to figure that out
  • DrBorkBork
    DrBorkBork Posts: 4,099 Member
    when I did zumba a couple times, I averaged around 500 cals/hr
  • cheshirequeen
    cheshirequeen Posts: 1,324 Member
    i do 10 calories per minute if im sweating a lot and working hard, if im not working super hard i do 5 calories a minute.
  • kimbim60
    kimbim60 Posts: 59 Member
    Wow I'm glad I read your post and got that website, cause my calculations were really low compared to their information. Thanks for posting and for the replies lol
  • vettle
    vettle Posts: 621 Member
    Zumba is not only high intensity cardio, it involves a lot of interval training and jumping up and down and every part of your body is moving. There is no doubt that it burns more calories than "high intensity aerobic" on MFP. I log Zumba as Tae Bo.

    Also, don't just cut calories in exercise cause you're afraid of overestimating, because then you're probably not eating enough for your acticity level.
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