Strength Training are not included in total calories

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alexveksler
alexveksler Posts: 409 Member
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Can someone tell me why Strength Training is not included when I calculate my exercise? Is there a setting I am missing

http://www.healthstatus.com/cgi-bin/calc/calculator.cgi is telling me that 30 min of weight lifting - vigorous is 273 calories. Why is MFP not adding it to my total?

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  • kimhere
    kimhere Posts: 35 Member
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    under cardio there is a strength training option
  • bfairbanks1982
    bfairbanks1982 Posts: 44 Member
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    You have to add it under the cardio section...click add under cardio, and search strength training..should be there..just click and put in your time :smile:
  • Pammy820
    Pammy820 Posts: 117 Member
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    i put some in a couple days ago also under strength training and didnt add it either....thought I just didnt do enough!
  • treetop57
    treetop57 Posts: 1,578 Member
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    Doesn't strength training burn calories? Why don't you show any calories burned for strength training?

    Estimating the calories burned from strength training is very difficult because it depends on a variety of factors: how much weight you lifted per repetition, how vigorously you performed that exercise, how much rest you took between sets, etc. Because of this, we do not automatically calculate how many calories you burned from strength training exercises.

    However, if you'd like, you can add "Strength training" as a cardio exercise to get a rough estimate of how many calories you burned. Please be aware though that this is definitely a rough estimate and can be fairly inaccurate.

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/help/faq/91-doesn-t-strength-training-burn-calories-why-don-t-you-show-any-calories-burned-for-strength-training
  • alexveksler
    alexveksler Posts: 409 Member
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    Thanks much, Ya'll. Great help.

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