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Calories burned from strength exercises

debswebby
debswebby Posts: 326
edited October 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
I was just wondering why MFP doesn't count the calories burned from doing strength exercises in the daily total? Is it because the cardio calories burn the fat?
I often burn 200 cals (according to the gym machines) and sometimes I could really do with them being put on my daily total

Thanks

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  • Iric1783
    Iric1783 Posts: 26 Member
    I have just added strength training to mine and it has added them ??
  • sabcooke
    sabcooke Posts: 82 Member
    I would like to know the same and I also find when logging the exercise I have done in gym the calories burned that mfp have set are not the same as my treadmill/crosstrainer they are alot higher!!!
  • arewethereyet
    arewethereyet Posts: 18,702 Member
    it is under Strength Training.
    then I log my individual sets in the weight training area.
    :flowerforyou:
  • debswebby
    debswebby Posts: 326
    Oh so you can use those ones then?
    I enter the totals in the reps/weights bit and the calories don't show. I was thinking that maybe you can't use those calories because MFP only announces that calories burned from cardio. Seems I've been short changing myself. Oh well, that can't be a bad thing :smile:
    I'll start adding them myself from now on then. :smile:
    Thanks guys :flowerforyou:
  • trud72
    trud72 Posts: 1,912 Member
    add them as cardio that way you know where you are!(as long as you get a accurate read!) :wink:
  • sabcooke
    sabcooke Posts: 82 Member
    That's good to know happy days :)
  • wedjul05
    wedjul05 Posts: 472
    I use a HRM as I do cardio and weights in every gym session and it was bugging me not knowing the real cals burnt.
  • FindingMyself239
    FindingMyself239 Posts: 57
    such a good question...cause I add but it doesn't count it as calories just leaves it there to kinda show me what i did...also the same with putting in your cardo I THINK WHAT ITS DOING IS GIVING YOU AN IDEA OF HOW MANY CALORIES YOU SHOULD BE BURNING IN A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME OR CERTAIN MACHINES:)
  • debswebby
    debswebby Posts: 326
    I would love to get a HRM but they're so expensive. I keep having to ask myself if I want to know that badly :laugh:
  • sabcooke
    sabcooke Posts: 82 Member
    :smile: That would make sense thank you for replying
  • gsager
    gsager Posts: 977 Member
    I just go to cardio and put strength training in the search thing....then you can log in how many minutes of strength training.
    I also got a HRM, a Polar FT 4. So that way I know how many calories I burn for my whole work out, strength and cardio.
    I worked legs yesterday and was surprised to see how high my heart rate stayed.
  • p0stdramatic
    p0stdramatic Posts: 372
    I would love to get a HRM but they're so expensive. I keep having to ask myself if I want to know that badly :laugh:

    I would make babies with my HRM if I could. My favorite purchase ever. It motivates me to push myself harder. It's a Polar FT4 and I got it on Amazon for $50.
  • debswebby
    debswebby Posts: 326
    I would love to get a HRM but they're so expensive. I keep having to ask myself if I want to know that badly :laugh:

    I would make babies with my HRM if I could. My favorite purchase ever. It motivates me to push myself harder. It's a Polar FT4 and I got it on Amazon for $50.

    Please stop. I've only just been able to convince myself that I don't want one and now my mouse is hovering over Amazon.com. Aaaaarrrgh :laugh:
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