730 calories burned in Zumba according to HRM??

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  • rockerbabyy
    rockerbabyy Posts: 2,258 Member
    im still trying to figure out my true max heart rate. my HRM has me at 193, (220-my age).. i normally do about an hour at 165but have hit the 170s before for a brief time
  • MissFit0101
    MissFit0101 Posts: 2,382
    OP does your HRM have a chest strap?
  • pandasand
    pandasand Posts: 133 Member
    Wow I only burn about 350 in an hour of Zumba. Maybe 400-425 if it's really high intensity.
  • MissFit0101
    MissFit0101 Posts: 2,382
    Wow I only burn about 350 in an hour of Zumba. Maybe 400-425 if it's really high intensity.

    I'm pretty sure you weigh a considerable amount less than OP ... meaning you will burn far less calories doing the same activities.

    Nice arms by the way :wink:
  • vs1023
    vs1023 Posts: 417 Member
    I can burn 600-700 doing BodyCombat or BodyPump. Sounds good and I love the explanation about max wears rate and changing the HRM. Good to know!!
  • forsophia2009
    forsophia2009 Posts: 40
    OP does your HRM have a chest strap?

    Yes it does. It is a polar ft7
  • forsophia2009
    forsophia2009 Posts: 40
    What the poster explained about max heart rate made a lot of sense to me. I did not at any point feel like I was going to pass out. After the songs I was breathing hard but was still able to talk and I never felt dizzy. This leads me to believe that either my max heart rate is above the predicted as explained above or maybe it's possible that there is something wrong with my polar?

    In either case I feel better knowing I'm not crazy in thinking 730 was a little off. I would have believed 600-650.
  • Di3012
    Di3012 Posts: 2,247 Member
    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!!

    It sounds about right for your heartbeat and weight!

    Nice one! I am gonna get me some Zumba for the Wii!
  • c2sky
    c2sky Posts: 487 Member
    I would say you just may be burning that much. I run AND I teach Zumba. For a long time I thought, no way do I burn as many calories as I do running. But I do sweat a lot. One time I went to a master class, where I did Zumba for over 4 hours, I felt like I had run a marathon which would be the same amount of time....but right now...the longest I can run right now is 2 and 1/2 hours, but I CAN do Zumba for about 4 hours straight. So my unscientific guess is that it is close. I hear what the guy is saying about mets, but you did say you weigh about 201, so that does make you burn more calories. I would guesstimate maybe up to a 100 claories less, if you are, but it's close. Good for you darlin! Zumba baby!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I
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