Body pump class

ses0786
ses0786 Posts: 31 Member
edited December 24 in Fitness and Exercise
Just wondering if anyone similar to my size has worn a heart rate monitor in a body pump class and how many calories you burnt. I've entered it into my diary under calisthenics and it comes up as over 400, and if I put it under strength training it's about 160. I'm 156cms and 54kg.
Thanks :)

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  • ses0786
    ses0786 Posts: 31 Member
    No one?
  • zozzabubba
    zozzabubba Posts: 137 Member
    I don't have an answer, sorry, but I'm a very similar size to you (170cm and 55kg) and am wondering exactly the same thing! I don't want to overestimate, but at the same time, my class is very very intense so I think I'm burning more than just the 160
  • Pascua_j
    Pascua_j Posts: 67 Member
    I always enter my bodypump as circuit training...it is a good average of the 2...I just bought a heartrate monitor so I can know for sure...can't wait for it to arrive :)
  • tangledflower
    tangledflower Posts: 5 Member
    I burn about 561 in pump, I work hard and push myself. I lift decent weights which is really important (as long as you keep good technique of course). Does that help?
    There have been times when I have gone over 600!
  • rn2be_2013
    rn2be_2013 Posts: 16
    I burned about 500 when I did Body pump....compare that to the 800 I burned when I did body attack! That class about killed me!
  • Martucha123
    Martucha123 Posts: 1,089 Member
    I've burnt about 400, but I'm 5'7 and 65 kg
  • sisterofseven
    sisterofseven Posts: 82 Member
    I'm much bigger than you but do have a good level of fitness. Wearing my HRM today, I burnt 316, however, when I started out using lighter weights, I was only burning between 150 & 200. I've always used a HRM but have noticed lots of comments stating that the MFP calorie burn is very high.
  • MelanieAG05
    MelanieAG05 Posts: 359 Member
    I'm 5'3'', 73kg and I burn between 300-400 cals in Pump
  • elka67
    elka67 Posts: 268 Member
    I was wondering that too.
    I'm 5'5'' and 61kg (136lb) and have been listing in as strength/weights in the cardio section It gives me about 160 cals too.
    Seems low but 400-500 might be too high! Don't want to be over estimating either.
  • Justkeepswimmin
    Justkeepswimmin Posts: 777 Member
    Yes I am 5'6 3/4'' and about 140 lbs (haven't weighed in over a month but clothes are loser so a guess)

    I burn w/ HRM in body pump about 180 calories - I push myself on a scale of 10 at an 8 b/c body pump is on the same day as another very hard work out for me.
  • GemaG
    GemaG Posts: 142
    I love body attack but the first time I did it I could bend down to get the sponge in the shower afterwards!!
  • littledumplings
    littledumplings Posts: 223 Member
    I'm 5'6 and 88kg and I burn around 250-350 depending if I 'up' my weights and remember to 'squeeze' lol :)
  • writinwater
    writinwater Posts: 52
    Not sure about the actual amount (the battery was flat in my HRM) but I did a pump class (the first one ever) last month and literally couldn't walk properly for 5 days!!

    My parter was cacking himself watching me get up and down stairs like a granny! Every muscle in my body felt like it had gone on strike for the week.

    That will learn me not to act all tough and try to use the same weights as the regulars!! :S
  • BerryH
    BerryH Posts: 4,698 Member
    I log Body Pump as weight training.

    By the way, HRMs don't give an accurate calorie burn during weight training due to spikes in HR. Their calculations are based around relatively steady-state cardio.
  • ses0786
    ses0786 Posts: 31 Member
    Thanks everyone for your replies. I really must get a heart rate monitor! Im just waiting for the funds for a decent one.
  • melaniecheeks
    melaniecheeks Posts: 6,349 Member
    Ther's a lot of variables at play - your weight, the weights your lift, the effort you put in....

    I'm 5'2, 140 lbs, and I lift fairly heavy. A 45 minute Pump class would burn about 300-400 calories.

    Bear in mind, everything's an estimate, but that's a rough guide.
  • soozy84
    soozy84 Posts: 118
    Sorry, I don't have an answer. I do love body pump though and always class it as strength training. For me it's not about the calories with that class and more about toning. I do lift heavier weights on the back track though because I know that can be a big calorie burner. I really need to up my weights, especially with the chest track. That one is such a killer for me and totally dread it each class! Meh. I suppose it's never going to get easier as I up my weights (although I will get stronger, which is good).
  • amyjade01
    amyjade01 Posts: 1 Member
    Hey!! I did a pump class for the first time 2day, I'm 152cm & 59 kg's & I burned 247 in a hour class.. I was only lifting the lightest weights..
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