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Strength Training & Calorie Burning Questions

mama78loosinWeight
mama78loosinWeight Posts: 130 Member
edited December 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Hello all,
I am new here. I don't know all the in's and out's of MFP site. So I had a question on how the exercise tracker works. I have started doing strength training dvd's and really feel the burn. I know I am burning a good amount of calories working out for 30 minutes at a time, plus warm up and cool down. I noticed I can find cleaning, gardening and just about every other activity I wouldn't have thought to count previously as "exercise". So why then when I do real exercise like squats, and crunches there is nothing showing what calories I have burnt. That seems a little off to me. I don't feel like it is giving me a full picture here. Can anyone explain to me why it is set up like this? Thanks.

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  • chaze515
    chaze515 Posts: 7 Member
    bump
  • Spanaval
    Spanaval Posts: 1,200 Member
    What you're doing, in all likelihood, falls under something like circuit training. Strength training is supposed to be lifting heavy things for few reps, to failure.
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