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Whats your calorie burn during a resistance session?

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sweetheart · 20/06/2017 16:19

I'm tracking my exercise on MFP but it doesn't seem to recognize that resistance workouts burn calories. If I put in things like squats, chest press etc it doesn't give a calorie amount. I've tried using calenthetics but their moderate example seems to low and their intense example seems too high.

I don't have a sports watch to track my calories burnt during a workout so wondered if anyone else has an idea?

I'm a mid 30's woman in the over weight category. I'd hazard a guess that doing a 30 min high resistance workout without cardio burns approx 200 - 250 calories - not as much as full on circuits or cardio but certainly more than pilates as an example.

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BrexitSucks · 20/06/2017 20:07

You can figure it out with calculators online if you know your weight & heart rate. (also age & biological gender, but I suspect those you do know)

sweetheart · 21/06/2017 11:13

Brexit I don't know what my heart rate is during the activity

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BrexitSucks · 21/06/2017 20:07

Looking at I'm thinking my HR could average about 125 bpm, which means (I'm 50yo & 10 stone) I'd burn about 220 kcal per half hour. Your numbers will be higher if you are younger or higher weight or the activity is more aerobic. Does that help?

RiversDisguise · 21/06/2017 23:38

Probably more like 75-100 cals.

TweeBee · 21/06/2017 23:41

I burn 250 - 350 (according to my Fitbit) in a kettle bells class - the class is an hour but includes a cardio based warm up and cool down. There are some cardio exercises in too.

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