Zumba

kmbsfc
kmbsfc Posts: 2
edited November 10 in Fitness and Exercise
what would you put zumba under for the exercise part of my day? how would you classify it?

Thanks!

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  • lizard053
    lizard053 Posts: 2,344 Member
    "Dance, ballroom fast" or "Dance, aerobic, ballet or modern, swing". Was just looking at them, that's why I know!
  • kmbsfc
    kmbsfc Posts: 2
    Thanks! I appreciate it!
  • Jenn81
    Jenn81 Posts: 36 Member
    I think it depends on how many calories you burn, I use zumbacalories.com
  • rmwinters
    rmwinters Posts: 288 Member
    Look up your calories burned at zumbacalories.com and then add that to your data base.
  • cinderstina
    cinderstina Posts: 1 Member
    I JUST added it under cardio! :-)
  • moopachoo
    moopachoo Posts: 69 Member
    Is that zumbacalories website actually accurate?
  • lacroyx
    lacroyx Posts: 5,754 Member
    I use a Polar HRM when I go to Zumba. I tried the website out of curiousity and it was pretty darn accurate. within 200 calories. my HRM being the higher number of the 2.
  • HollieDoodles
    HollieDoodles Posts: 678 Member
    http://www.zumbacalories.com/
  • jackiejax1981
    jackiejax1981 Posts: 80 Member
    I added Zumba under My Exercises and enter my own calories. I also use the Polar FT40 everyday and it was accurate compared the zumba website.
  • ginny1214
    ginny1214 Posts: 338
    When I wore my heart rate monitor I was burning at most 894/hour, zumbacalories.com put me in a little under 700. It's pretty close, but you have to be honest in how intense
  • pornstarzombie
    pornstarzombie Posts: 297
    I use my HRM, I don't want to even start to guess how many calories I'm burning. I will tell you, when I started Zumba last summer I was burning upwards of 700+ calories for an hour and fifteen minute class. I am now only burning about 450 calories for the same class, as my body has gotten used to it and in better shape. Definitely a bummer.
  • ginny1214
    ginny1214 Posts: 338
    I use my HRM, I don't want to even start to guess how many calories I'm burning. I will tell you, when I started Zumba last summer I was burning upwards of 700+ calories for an hour and fifteen minute class. I am now only burning about 450 calories for the same class, as my body has gotten used to it and in better shape. Definitely a bummer.

    I had the same problem, I realized I wasn't really as sweaty or out of breath and in 6 months went down to around 500 cal/hour. But my instructor who is amazing and takes when people say they aren't getting a workout seriously, changed up her whole playlist and I'm back up to around 800 cal now
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