Total Gym

Debhow
Debhow Posts: 17 Member
edited November 9 in Fitness and Exercise
Does anyone else use the Total Gym for strength excercises? I did Hip Abduction reps this AM, but have no idea how to calculate them for my diary, to figure out calories burned, etc.

They are an exercise where you sit on the incline and hold onto the pulleys. Place your feet against the outside pully and widen your legs as far as you can against the resistance.

Some of the exercises on the Total Gym I can calculate (Butterfly and curls, leg extensions...), but some I just don't know. Or should I just lump all Total Gym exercises into one category - and then how would I calculate the calories burned?

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  • Skeemer118
    Skeemer118 Posts: 397 Member
    I'm in the same dilema. I've been doing my TG exercises as more of a circuit training & logging them under one lump sum based on the minutes I've exercised. I'd love to know what other users do.
  • Debhow
    Debhow Posts: 17 Member
    I received an answer from Total Gym (FB). For one hour training, if you weigh 160lb you burn 365 cal; if you weigh 180lb you burn 455 cal. & if you weigh 200 you burn 545. He said the numbers are higher because of the continuous resistance, so just convert that and maybe shave some off, I'd guess.
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