Zumba - how to measure it

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jonesyx6
jonesyx6 Posts: 46 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
I don't see zumba under the cardio exercises. Anyone else know what to measure this under?

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  • Jennilynncoco
    Jennilynncoco Posts: 28
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    i was wondering the same thing i looked up dancing and did it that way
  • toothfairy79
    toothfairy79 Posts: 70 Member
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    I use a zumba calculator. you can visit http://www.zumbacalories.com/ and they ask for your weight..level of intensity and workout minutes.
  • jonesyx6
    jonesyx6 Posts: 46 Member
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    Livestrong.com says that you can't really say because it's subjective, but it's anywhere from 360 to 532 per hour class....So I think I'm going to add it to the database as 446 ((532-360)/2+360 per hour and caveat it if I can.
  • jonesyx6
    jonesyx6 Posts: 46 Member
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    AWESOME THANKS!!!
  • PayneAS
    PayneAS Posts: 669 Member
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    I use a zumba calculator. you can visit http://www.zumbacalories.com/ and they ask for your weight..level of intensity and workout minutes.

    ^ This.

    The only way you can be sure though is to buy a HRM. I've heard good things about the calculator if you can't afford one however.
  • dispatchsunshine
    dispatchsunshine Posts: 10
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    Hey, thanks! That calorie burn sounds a lot more reasonable than mfp's "dancing". I know how hard I work in Zumba. And it's more the rate that I run at--not walk.
  • tmauck4472
    tmauck4472 Posts: 1,785 Member
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    http://www.zumbacalories.com/


    will count your zumba stuff and walking..the walking is close to MFP and so I believe the zumba is close to the truth...they've added running now to
  • tmauck4472
    tmauck4472 Posts: 1,785 Member
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    You can burn up to a little over 1000 if you do the whole hour...I don't I do about 30 min. and still burn at least 500 and that's low impact.
  • FlamencoGal
    FlamencoGal Posts: 126 Member
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    I use a zumba calculator. you can visit http://www.zumbacalories.com/ and they ask for your weight..level of intensity and workout minutes.

    Thanks!!!! I had been trying to figure out how to add Zumba!!!

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