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YOGA Question

Life_is_Good
Life_is_Good Posts: 361 Member
edited September 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
I started a beginning yoga class tonight.. when I went to enter it in my excercise area I came up with...
Hatha yoga (which I read was a more meditative yoga)176 calories for one hour... that doesn't seem right...

Does anyone know what the actual calorie burn would be?

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  • Life_is_Good
    Life_is_Good Posts: 361 Member
    I started a beginning yoga class tonight.. when I went to enter it in my excercise area I came up with...
    Hatha yoga (which I read was a more meditative yoga)176 calories for one hour... that doesn't seem right...

    Does anyone know what the actual calorie burn would be?
  • sells1
    sells1 Posts: 1
    I',m thinking that it's about the same... it also list stretching and some thing else, even if it's not exact. it's pretty close.
  • yoginimary
    yoginimary Posts: 6,789 Member
    Unless you wear a HRM, I would guess that it's close.
  • dulceluva
    dulceluva Posts: 728 Member
    I do hatha yoga and its not all meditative to me. I usually come out of there all stretched out and sweaty. Hatha IS about meditation but depending on the instructor, they have you doing some very hard/difficult poses which requires all of your strength and concentration.

    I would think 200 calories is about right.
  • stilistjen
    stilistjen Posts: 7
    Hatha Yoga is a general term for the physical part of Yoga. There are lots of differents types of Hatha, Iyengar, Bikram, Ashtanga, Sivinanda, etc. Some are more strenuous than others and a lot of it depends on the instructor and your level. If you're sweating and sore, you're probably burning more than what MFP says, however, I think it's generally pretty close.

    Keep up the good work :happy:

    Jenelle
  • astridfeline
    astridfeline Posts: 1,200 Member
    You can google other sites to get estimates for various types of yoga.
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