Does anyone do Kayla's BBG here?

[SunsetRunner]

Does anyone do BBG here? I am on week 6 at the moment. Today I did the arms and abs resistance training, and Fitbit said I only burnt 115 calories. Is that accurate? How much do you burn? 🙂

[alyste]

I have not done this particular workout, but just from what I can guess based on context, this sounds accurate. Strength training tends to burn fewer calories in general because you aren't maintaining constant movement and higher heart rate consistently over time like you are with cardio.I'd guess this workout is 30-ish minutes long?

Arm-focused workouts, being fairly small muscles, also don't burn many calories compared to legs and full-body movements.

That's not to say the workout isn't worth doing! Building muscle and working on mobility and endurance are very important and have benefits outside of just calorie burn. Additionally, building up muscle over time will gradually increase your overall calorie burn as your body needs more calories to maintain that muscle.

[MNLakeGirl]

This is pretty accurate. I record each of my BBG workouts and categorize them differently so I can look back and know when I am being lazy and when I am really pushing myself.

On average, I burn about 100 calories during arms/abs and 250-350 during legs/cardio & full body. You have to remember that these are not intense workouts in the terms of cardio. You are not getting a lot of steps in and typically your breathing isn't hard (compared to if you were on a jog). The goal/focus of this program is to shape up/lose weight by toning your muscles. You will feel stronger and see definition - Sometimes it isn't all about how many calories, but instead what you are doing to burn those calories.

That's my input at least, but then again I am no pro. I have never completed the program in full, but have been doing it off and on for about 4 years. I like circuit workouts and the structure 🙂

Good luck!

[MrsAntonucci]

How do you record your bbg workout on the fitbit? Under what name?