730 calories burned in Zumba according to HRM??

forsophia2009
forsophia2009 Posts: 40
edited October 30 in Fitness and Exercise
Does that seem too high to anyone else??

Some details:
I weigh 201.
Average heart rate was 185. Maximum 200. Total time 52:51.

When I walked out I was dripping in sweat.

Does 730 sound right or do you think user error? I ask because with this I'm net 52 calories so obviously was not expecting this and I need to eat eat eat. Last thing I want is to starve my body!!
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  • forsophia2009
    forsophia2009 Posts: 40
    Oh and I'm 30.
  • meerkat70
    meerkat70 Posts: 4,605 Member
    Sounds about right to me.

    But there's no need to stuff yourself tonight. It's best to think of calories as a weekly thing, not as something that gets reset overnight...
  • beckipercy
    beckipercy Posts: 160 Member
    Zumba is known to burn a LOT of calories, and 52 minutes is a long time to be doing it for! I can burn almost 600 in a boxercise class :) try googling and seeing what the average is to get an idea?
  • nelnova
    nelnova Posts: 57 Member
    What kind of HRM is it? And what is your resting HR....on average?
  • CMmrsfloyd
    CMmrsfloyd Posts: 2,380 Member
    I went to Zumbacalories.com and put in 201 weight, 53 minutes, high intensity and it estimated 719. It did not ask height or age but that's pretty close to what your hrm said so I'd say it's probably a really good estimate. If your HRM has a chest strap and you were able to program in height/weight/age/gender then it's probably about as good an estimate as you're going to get. :-)
  • 69mustang
    69mustang Posts: 185
    Sounds about right. I usually burned around 700+ cals when I did Zumba on the Wii
  • forsophia2009
    forsophia2009 Posts: 40
    Thanks for the feedback.

    The average per zumbacalories.com is 600 if I remember correctly.

    It's an FT7. I don't know my resting average. I wore it for the first time today (well besides a 20 min test at home). When I put it on today I was at 96.
  • forsophia2009
    forsophia2009 Posts: 40
    I went to Zumbacalories.com and put in 201 weight, 53 minutes, high intensity and it estimated 719. It did not ask height or age but that's pretty close to what your hrm said so I'd say it's probably a really good estimate. If your HRM has a chest strap and you were able to program in height/weight/age/gender then it's probably about as good an estimate as you're going to get. :-)

    Thanks for looking!

    I've been doing the class for 4 months now so I know all the routines and knew I have been working harder than usual. But I didn't expect this much. I was thinking maybe 500.
  • Erica002
    Erica002 Posts: 293 Member
    It can happen!! I burned 531 today myself, but the most I've burned during zumba was I think 630
  • Azdak
    Azdak Posts: 8,281 Member
    Your predicted maximum heart rate is around 187-190. If you hit 200 during your class, that suggests that your ACTUAL max HR is a lot higher than 187-190. If the max heart rate on your HRM is set at the predicted number, then it assumes that you were working at 100+% of your maximum for much/most of the workout. In that case, it will overestimate your calories.

    The calculated intensity based on your reported calories burned is about 9 METs. That's the equivalent of running continuously at about 5.5 mph or so for the entire 53 minutes. Can you do that? If not, then your actual calorie burn is less. For Zumba, I suspect it is closer to 550-600.

    See if you can change the max HR setting on your HRM and try putting it at 210. I think it will make your numbers more realistic.
  • shovav91
    shovav91 Posts: 2,335 Member
    That's a pretty incredible burn, I generally burn about 375 calories from an hour of zumba!
  • rrtnrn
    rrtnrn Posts: 31 Member
    I burned 629 cals according to my HRM during 60 minutes of Zumba.
  • NicolioRussell
    NicolioRussell Posts: 273
    That seems about right
  • hahandel
    hahandel Posts: 134 Member
    I burn about 400 calories during an hour of zumba according to my bodybugg. I weigh 170.
  • LovingCruz
    LovingCruz Posts: 634 Member
    I always burn about 600-780 calories in Zumba, so you are doing good :) I love Zumba
  • branflake5
    branflake5 Posts: 332
    that is prob right for you weight and age I usually burn about 500 in an hour of zumba. But I agree with the above no need to force yourself to eat because of it. Just enjoy the fact that you had a killer burn!!
  • staceyb2003
    staceyb2003 Posts: 203 Member
    It does sound right, shew 200 for the high, I would be on the floor. lol!! Good job!
  • _CowgirlUp_
    _CowgirlUp_ Posts: 585 Member
    You're spot on! Zumba is an awesome workout. I burn between 450-600 depending on my effort and energy level for the day and I'm 5'8" and 152 lbs. I have the Polar FT7 and it's a great little HRM! Have fun!
  • firedancer0305
    firedancer0305 Posts: 4
    It's possible! I can burn over 300 in 30 mins playing the Zumba Wii game. On average I think it is 530 calories an hour, but everyone is different, and it depends on your instructor and the dance combinations.
  • fitobsessed
    fitobsessed Posts: 74
    Well damn - I did a high intensity Zumba class last night and according to that calculator I burned 636 calories last night lol. I'm not surprised though - I was dripping in sweat (and I don't normally sweat that much) and it's probably why I don't feel so good today!
  • Pebble321
    Pebble321 Posts: 6,423 Member
    Can you compare it to another kind of exercise to get a ball park - I estimate that I burn about 5 cals a minute walking and 10 cals/minute running (of course it will vary, but this is the average) so if I'm doing some other kind of exercise I compare it to how hard I work walking/running and use that as a guideline.
  • janet_pratt
    janet_pratt Posts: 747 Member
    That's it, when my back gets better, I'm taking a zumba class!
  • jcr85
    jcr85 Posts: 229
    Your predicted maximum heart rate is around 187-190. If you hit 200 during your class, that suggests that your ACTUAL max HR is a lot higher than 187-190. If the max heart rate on your HRM is set at the predicted number, then it assumes that you were working at 100+% of your maximum for much/most of the workout. In that case, it will overestimate your calories.

    The calculated intensity based on your reported calories burned is about 9 METs. That's the equivalent of running continuously at about 5.5 mph or so for the entire 53 minutes. Can you do that? If not, then your actual calorie burn is less. For Zumba, I suspect it is closer to 550-600.

    See if you can change the max HR setting on your HRM and try putting it at 210. I think it will make your numbers more realistic.

    The only real answer on this board. Unless your are seriously out of shape, I seriously doubt doing a workout DVD just would cause your heart rate to get above your V02 Max. If you did you would have experienced shortness of breath, dizziness or difficulty breathing.

    http://my.clevelandclinic.org/heart/prevention/exercise/pulsethr.aspx
  • DestinationFitnessChick
    DestinationFitnessChick Posts: 76 Member
    Sounds about right..........I teach Zumba, I weigh around 140 and I burned 520 tonight in an hour. Your calorie burn will differ each class, or at least it does in mine, I change up songs and moves in each class............(not completly new songs, but I change up the playlist) . Way to work it!!!
  • sruffin9834
    sruffin9834 Posts: 80
    That's a pretty incredible burn, I generally burn about 375 calories from an hour of zumba!

    So do I. I hit 384 or roughly that when I go for an hour class.
  • forsophia2009
    forsophia2009 Posts: 40
    It was a class, not a workout DVD
    Your predicted maximum heart rate is around 187-190. If you hit 200 during your class, that suggests that your ACTUAL max HR is a lot higher than 187-190. If the max heart rate on your HRM is set at the predicted number, then it assumes that you were working at 100+% of your maximum for much/most of the workout. In that case, it will overestimate your calories.

    The calculated intensity based on your reported calories burned is about 9 METs. That's the equivalent of running continuously at about 5.5 mph or so for the entire 53 minutes. Can you do that? If not, then your actual calorie burn is less. For Zumba, I suspect it is closer to 550-600.

    See if you can change the max HR setting on your HRM and try putting it at 210. I think it will make your numbers more realistic.

    Thanks for this. I most definitely cannot run 5.5mph though I was moving and jumpin the entire class and I am very out of shape. I bought the monitor specifically to not have to estimate the calories burned so I'm a little annoyed if it is in fact wrong (or grossly overestimated). I am going to look into changing the max heart rate. Don't know if I can.
  • forsophia2009
    forsophia2009 Posts: 40
    Ok I figured out how to change the max heart rate and changed it to 210 as suggested. Hopefully this will give me a more accurate reading.
  • springdale2
    springdale2 Posts: 1
    @fitnesschicki... i'm instructor as well. Where are you from? OP-sounds slightly high to me but not by much.
  • saritabandita
    saritabandita Posts: 67 Member
    Dang! I'm gonna have to do more Zumba!! :laugh:
  • MissFit0101
    MissFit0101 Posts: 2,382
    Your heart rate being that high seems a bit off to me, but hey I don't know! The calorie burn sounds pretty realistic though. I'm 5'2 110 lbs 27 years old and in an hour of Zumba I burn around 400ish calories.
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