It's going to be different for every person, even if they are all at the same weight, due to levels of fitness, energy level that day, how much you put into the workout, how often you've done it before, etc. Since I'm new to zumba, I burn between 700 and 800 calories for each class (60 minutes long, and last time I did it I weighed 169 lbs). I ended up buying a heart rate monitor that, while not perfectly accurate, is internally consistent, so I can at least see my relative energy expenditure for various tasks, even if in reality I may have burned 100 calories more or less than the watch says I did. It might be something for you to consider for yourself if it's important to you.
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