I just started back into Zumba tonight after probably 1-2 years of not doing it. I was hurting towards the end, but loved it! I use myfitnesspal to keep up with my calories and I usually put in exercise calories just to give me an idea of where I'm at for the day. Does anyone who has a heart rate monitor know about how many calories an hour of zumba burns? MFP says it burns about 700 calories per hour, which seems crazy to me! I mean, I felt like I was going to die at the end, but that doesn't seem too accurate. I definitely don't want to overestimate calories burned. I know part of it is dependent on weight/height/etc., but any kind of estimate would be great. Thanks!
I just started back into Zumba tonight after probably 1-2 years of not doing it. I was hurting towards the end, but loved it! I use myfitnesspal to keep up with my calories and I usually put in exercise calories just to give me an idea of where I'm at for the day. Does anyone who has a heart rate monitor know about how many calories an hour of zumba burns? MFP says it burns about 700 calories per hour, which seems crazy to me! I mean, I felt like I was going to die at the end, but that doesn't seem too accurate. I definitely don't want to overestimate calories burned. I know part of it is dependent on weight/height/etc., but any kind of estimate would be great. Thanks!
Jazzercise is a lot like Zumba--except we go to weights--bands--balls and floor exercises for the last 15-20 minutes of class--and we burn 600 calories in an hour.
But--regardless--it really depends on how hard the individual works out during class. I have seen many that are working out hard--they come out of class dripping with sweat--and 600 calories is believable. But I have also seen some come out of class--that looked like they just walked in ha.ha.--and obviously they were moving--but not really working out hard--so I am certain they didn't get close to a 600 calorie burn.
haha well, I definitely did NOT look cute at the end of the workout, so I think I worked pretty hard! I still ended up putting a 45 minute workout into myfitnesspal vs. the whole 60 minutes just to be safe. It came out to about 530 calories, which I think is more accurate. Thanks for the info!!
I have been doing Zumba for over a year. When I started I weighed 225 and I am currently 170. I'm also 5'. I use a heart rate monitor and when I first started I easily burned between 500-600 according to my heart rate monitor. Now that I am in much better shape (I exercise 6-7 times a week both cardio and weight) and have lost weight I have to work really hard in Zumba to get over 500 calories. That is my goal. So if you are doing high intensity, I think between 500-600 is a pretty good number.
I can tell you I have never burned 700 calories and that is why I got a HRM, because I didn't trust MFP.
I have one Zumba instructor that said a 60 minutes class burns 700 calories. I have another instructor that said it burns 500-600 calories. My own wrist band said it's about 500 calories.
I have one Zumba instructor that said a 60 minutes class burns 700 calories. I have another instructor that said it burns 500-600 calories. My own wrist band said it's about 500 calories.
500 to 600 calories an hour burned is a great work-out.
I err on the conservative side and count it as 400 calories (WW activity point 4) for a person my size. Regardless, it's one solid hour of good exercise. Good stuff.
This post is kinda old but I'll reply anyway.
My weight is around 190 and per my heart rate monitor I burn between 700-900 for a 50 minute workout. Some moves I go all out on and some I do low impact, but I always keep moving.
I'm good. Back on the posts for a week or so. Went back to work in April & my health is doing a backslide. Long commute + desk =
looking back, I was really feeling great with those Pilates classes and lots of walking. Now my abs and I have parted company & I'm in search of reunion !!! The great thing is now I'm focusing on how I feel and not a number on the scale, because I still weighed a lot when I was feeling good eating well and moving. If I keep it slow and steady I WILL win this race .
So glad we 'ran into' each other again. See you in Just do it
I'm so glad I found this post! My Fitness Pal tells me I am burning 1100 calories every hour of Zumba. I think that's bull, honestly. Glad to know that I'm not the only one who isn't trusting that.
Zumba lovers, any idea on calories burned?
I wondered if you were still on here. I don't think I've been on here this entire year. How are you?
