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Personal Training and Exercise Log

abrantner
abrantner Posts: 90
edited October 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
I belong to a gym and meet with a personal trainer three times a week. How do I log those sessions? Most of the time we do a circuit with upper body one day, lower body one day and the third is usually total body ... I do about 20-30 mins of cardio before the session and 20-30 mins of cardio after the session .. (the "self cardio" is easy to log) but am not sure about the other.. We usually do 2 sets of a bunch of diff things, using various weights.. kettle bells, medicine balls.. etc.. She also sneaks somecardio and core into our sessions..

Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks, Allison

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  • azzacca
    azzacca Posts: 126 Member
    If you have a heart monitor, you can figure out how many calories you burn. Create your own exercise and put in the calories that way.
  • Flyntiggr
    Flyntiggr Posts: 898 Member
    I wear a HRM and created a custom log category for personal training sessions...
  • Flyntiggr
    Flyntiggr Posts: 898 Member
    Sorry. Double post...
  • thurberj
    thurberj Posts: 528 Member
    Heart Rate Monitor....log in as strength training under cardio and add the minutes you did and put in what the HRM said you burned.
  • bschellskinny
    bschellskinny Posts: 1
    i use to b a motivational trainer,but to to medical problems i cant work any more. but my dr. wants my to wrkout as much as i can. i loved training with kettlebells but wish they would put things like that in here.One thing u can do is ask ur trainer for a copy of ur work out so u can log it in as best as u can,i try to find thing that r as close to it as possible. Best of luck i new n looking for friends::))
  • Articeluvsmemphis
    Articeluvsmemphis Posts: 1,987 Member
    heart rate monitor. I toot New Balances horn, but Poplar as well are said to be the best or one of the best
  • alhoward8
    alhoward8 Posts: 65
    Under cardio you have an option to select "circuit training"
  • abrantner
    abrantner Posts: 90
    Awesome.. thanks every one. I talked /w her and she also said use the circuit training option.. :) All through the heart monitor is a good idea too.. That way I can prove she is trying to kill me.. lolol :)

    Allison.
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