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

Using video workouts

ForMe62
ForMe62 Posts: 4
edited October 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
I am using Leslie Sansone's walking videos. How to I calculate that to my exercise diary? I have done a search and none are listed.

Replies

  • ladybug1620
    ladybug1620 Posts: 1,136 Member
    Invest in a heart rate monitor to accurately track your burns. Otherwise, find a similar workout that is listed in the database and enter your info that way.
  • surfrgrl1
    surfrgrl1 Posts: 1,464 Member
    I would recommend determining the miles per hour used in the DVD you are using, for example:
    one mile in 20 minutes equates to 3 mph.
    one mile in 15 minutes equates to 4 mph
    Then just search for walking in the database and select the appropriate mph.
    Hope this helps.:flowerforyou:
  • JoAnn73
    JoAnn73 Posts: 161 Member
    Started out using the very same cd ( 3 MILE WALK). I lost over half my weight using this cd but i didnt discover MFP until a few months ago. I would log it under walking at a brisk pace.
  • MelissaL582
    MelissaL582 Posts: 1,422 Member
    Depends on which one you're doing. If there's a "boosted" walk, count the work out as aerobics general. If not, low impact aerobics. A friend of mine has a HRM and did the exact same workout as me (she weighed as much as I did at the time) and her HRM was giving numbers as the aerobics. I love LS by the way!

    I used to count it as walking, but you're doing so much more than that.
  • staceyGO
    staceyGO Posts: 376
    generally a mile burns 100cal... walked or ran, but running gets it done faster obvs.. but ya heart rate monitor.
  • monocot
    monocot Posts: 475 Member
    I do the 2 and 3 mile walks all the time.. I have it entered in my work out. And I have a heart rate moniter. For 30 minutes. I burn around 400 calories.Though Since i added it,. it should be hiding somewhere
  • ForMe62
    ForMe62 Posts: 4
    Thank you so much everyone :smile:
This discussion has been closed.

Categories