Zumba Question

[jayres14 17]

I just got the Zumba for Wii and did two of the 20 minute classes. I am in pretty decent shape so I think I gave it a mid intensity effort if the levels are low, mid, high. I went to log it on my fitness pal and there is no recognition of zumba in the program. I created a new exercise and Googled a zumba calculator. The one I went to calculated that at 175 pounds doing 40 minutes of zumba at low intensity burns 361 calories and at mid burns 417 calories. I just took the average and put 389 as my calories burned. I guess my question is: does that seem right? I did work up a sweat and was pretty well spent when finished but that seems like a lot of calories, especially when walking for 30 minutes only burns 142. If this is true to the numbers, I doubt I'll ever do any other type of exercise again. It didn't seem as if I was working hard, I guess because I was concentrating on mirroring the moves of the instructor. What are your thoughts?

[kbliss78 123]

I too have wii Zumba and have gone to live Zumba classes. The classes are much more intense and I do believe they burn close to what they claim (for the class). The Zumba is less intense I believe. I now do the mid length class and a medium and sometimes high intensity. The high intensity is much more similair to the intensity of a live class. For the others I cut the calories in half (just a pure guess on my part). I gauge based on how hard I work out and how much I sweat compared to the other option.

However, the WII Sumba is so great to have it at home, at your own time, no extra expenses. That is a great deal.

Enjoy!