Martial Arts - need better calculations from this site

fritz_gomromper
fritz_gomromper Posts: 12
in Fitness and Exercise
There's only one generic selection available for "Martial Arts" under the Exercise tab for this site, and 60 minutes is 822 calories.

I'm new here. Is there a way to distinguish different martial arts workouts better?

A kung fu class is very different from kickboxing, especially if you're sparring, and even sparring has many levels. And rolling in jujitsu is different from those.

Comments? Suggestions?

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  • trackercasey76
    trackercasey76 Posts: 781 Member
    I agree I find it hard to believe thyat burn over 1000 cals doing 45 minutes of TKD> So I just adjust the time down. I count my 1 hr class as 45 minutes.
  • TaraFTMVA
    TaraFTMVA Posts: 309 Member
    I agree I find it hard to believe thyat burn over 1000 cals doing 45 minutes of TKD> So I just adjust the time down. I count my 1 hr class as 45 minutes.
    ^^This^^ I do the same thing, or wear an HRM while you do it and input your HRM cals burnt :)
  • tabulator32
    tabulator32 Posts: 701 Member
    HRM is the way to go.
  • rjrobert
    rjrobert Posts: 45 Member
    Sounds like you have it right. I track our 45 minute TKD class as just 20 minutes. The calories seem about what I would expect when I cut it to about half.
  • fritz_gomromper
    fritz_gomromper Posts: 12
    Looks like a consensus on HRM. Not sure I can wear one doing jujitsu. Any specific HRM product recommendations?

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