Keeping track of exercise

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MindyG150
MindyG150 Posts: 1,296 Member
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Like some I don't add my exercise to my daily posts because I don't want my food tracker to add more calories. Is there a way to add the exercise so I can keep track of it and not have it automatically add?

Mindy

ps...day 4 of the 30 day shred and feeling it :)

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  • zeeeb
    zeeeb Posts: 805 Member
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    you can put in the item, and put zero for the calories,

    so you'd put 60 minutes of jogging, and change it to 0 calories.

    that way you can check what you done on what day, but the calories don't change in your food section.
  • niecyd55
    niecyd55 Posts: 12 Member
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    Hi, I'm trying to find out why strength training (e.g. gym workout) does not register any calorific value in the exercise section,
    it only registers cardio. Anyone know the answer please? btw I am new to the site this week so still picking it all up.
    Thanks :-)
  • charlesb22
    charlesb22 Posts: 110 Member
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    I think I read an explanation on the app, which was that calories burnt during weights will depend on your body (fat%/lean nuscle mass), the weight you're doing, reps, heart rate etc. So there's no blanket value one size fits all they can give. But if you want a general guideline you can Google and there are sure to be websites ut there that calculate a calorie estimate for you!

    Also to consider is that the values on cardio exercise are general estimates, and if you're using machines where you log your age/weight etc and it calculates the calories for you when you're done, you should use this number instead of MFP estimate as it will be more accurate.
  • deekaydee
    deekaydee Posts: 158 Member
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    Hi, I'm trying to find out why strength training (e.g. gym workout) does not register any calorific value in the exercise section,
    it only registers cardio. Anyone know the answer please? btw I am new to the site this week so still picking it all up.
    Thanks :-)

    You can add strength training as a cardio exercise, and it will list some calories burned. Type "strength training" or "weight lifting" in the cardio section, and it will come up.
  • niecyd55
    niecyd55 Posts: 12 Member
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    OK, many thanks for the advice! :-)
  • MindyG150
    MindyG150 Posts: 1,296 Member
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    Thanks for the input.

    Next Question: How do you know what you did if there is no category coming up? I put in 30 Day Shred and there were 'no results'. Am I on my own to figure it out?

    Mindy

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