# Yoing = calories burnt? **URL:** \ **Category:** General Yo-Yo\ **Created:** [September 28, 2021, 6:23pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoing-calories-burnt/345361 "2021-09-28T18:23:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![twitch77](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/twitch77/32/60219_2.png) [@twitch77](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/twitch77)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2021, 6:23pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoing-calories-burnt/345361/1 "2021-09-28T18:23:59Z")
Any super rough estimates of how many calories 15 minutes of yoing burns? I know it’s impossible to get an exact number because there’s a billion factors going on. ==edit== I didn’t realize this was such a stupid question. Thanks guys. \>.\<’ ---
**Author:** ![fatguysnacks247](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/fatguysnacks247/32/81478_2.png) [@fatguysnacks247](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/fatguysnacks247)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2021, 6:28pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoing-calories-burnt/345361/2 "2021-09-28T18:28:57Z")
maybe the same as 15 minutes of light cardio ---
**Author:** ![twitch77](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/twitch77/32/60219_2.png) [@twitch77](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/twitch77)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2021, 6:30pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoing-calories-burnt/345361/3 "2021-09-28T18:30:19Z")
Yeah, that’s what I’ve been recording it as with my watch so far…not knowing any better. ---
**Author:** ![yoyodoc](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyodoc/32/48820_2.png) [@yoyodoc](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyodoc)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2021, 6:31pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoing-calories-burnt/345361/4 "2021-09-28T18:31:03Z")
About the same number of calories you would burn sitting in a beanbag chair while watching reruns of the Three Stooges. I would put yoyoing and bird watching in a similar level of c-burning…. Sorry ---
**Author:** ![Buzz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/buzz/32/126269_2.png) [@Buzz](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Buzz)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2021, 6:31pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoing-calories-burnt/345361/5 "2021-09-28T18:31:08Z")
Hahah. I‘d say 15 mins of yoing equals 15 mins of ‚pure existence‘ 😜 ---
**Author:** ![Buzz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/buzz/32/126269_2.png) [@Buzz](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Buzz)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2021, 6:31pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoing-calories-burnt/345361/6 "2021-09-28T18:31:50Z")
I say: nac nac nac. Thump! ---
**Author:** ![fatguysnacks247](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/fatguysnacks247/32/81478_2.png) [@fatguysnacks247](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/fatguysnacks247)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2021, 6:32pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoing-calories-burnt/345361/7 "2021-09-28T18:32:30Z")
it will vary drastically like you said, and especially between people. but if you compare casual yoyoing to a ligh cardio sesh, and one of @nightshadow ’s routines as ‘gunnin’ your lats bro’ you can probably start to get a feel ---
**Author:** ![twitch77](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/twitch77/32/60219_2.png) [@twitch77](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/twitch77)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2021, 6:32pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoing-calories-burnt/345361/8 "2021-09-28T18:32:48Z")
> [@yoyodoc](#): > > About the same number of calories you would burn sitting in a beanbag chair while watching reruns of the Three Stooges. It’s probably because I’m quite fat and super out of shape…but yoing does actually put me through a tiny bit of a workout after some time. It gets my heart beating 140+ bpm…though my heart does beat fast naturally (have a resting of around 100 bpm). It’s probably just because I’m so fat tbh 😅 ---
**Author:** ![bheinz63](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/bheinz63/32/137310_2.png) [@bheinz63](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/bheinz63)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2021, 6:34pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoing-calories-burnt/345361/9 "2021-09-28T18:34:24Z")
I would suggest its closer to 15 minutes of standing, as opposed to 15 minutes of light cardio. ---
**Author:** ![Shapapy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/shapapy/32/141199_2.png) [@Shapapy](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Shapapy)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2021, 6:35pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoing-calories-burnt/345361/10 "2021-09-28T18:35:13Z")
The only time I feel like yoyoing gets my heart rate up a bit is if I’m wearing my headphones and doing it to music. I think it might be attributed more to my over-the-ear headphones making me sweaty. Even then, I wouldn’t call it a workout by any stretch of the imagination. ---
**Author:** ![twitch77](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/twitch77/32/60219_2.png) [@twitch77](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/twitch77)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2021, 6:35pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoing-calories-burnt/345361/11 "2021-09-28T18:35:19Z")
> [@bheinz63](#): > > I would suggest its closer to 15 minutes of standing Ewww. For me personally I better record it as a heavy workout then. ---
**Author:** ![Buzz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/buzz/32/126269_2.png) [@Buzz](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Buzz)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2021, 6:36pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoing-calories-burnt/345361/12 "2021-09-28T18:36:03Z")
Same ‚light cardio‘ as repetitively putting Peanut M&Ms in your trap 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![twitch77](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/twitch77/32/60219_2.png) [@twitch77](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/twitch77)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2021, 6:36pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoing-calories-burnt/345361/13 "2021-09-28T18:36:46Z")
Now there’s a workout I can commit to! ---
**Author:** ![fatguysnacks247](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/fatguysnacks247/32/81478_2.png) [@fatguysnacks247](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/fatguysnacks247)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2021, 6:36pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoing-calories-burnt/345361/14 "2021-09-28T18:36:55Z")
now add 64g ---
**Author:** ![Buzz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/buzz/32/126269_2.png) [@Buzz](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Buzz)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2021, 6:38pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoing-calories-burnt/345361/15 "2021-09-28T18:38:23Z")
Peanut M&Ms of course just for the trained heavy hitters. Novices should start with plain chocolate ones… 👌 ---
**Author:** ![anon14765792](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb9ed0/32.png) [@anon14765792](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon14765792)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2021, 6:39pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoing-calories-burnt/345361/16 "2021-09-28T18:39:21Z")
I disagree with people who say it doesn’t burn any calories. At least when I practice I get hot and sweaty. And heat is energy which means that calories are burned. ---
**Author:** ![Buzz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/buzz/32/126269_2.png) [@Buzz](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Buzz)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2021, 6:39pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoing-calories-burnt/345361/17 "2021-09-28T18:39:21Z")
Anyone already sponsored by Garmin or Polar yet? Maybe Yoing Gloves aren’t the end of the road at all!? ---
**Author:** ![zslane](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/zslane/32/19816_2.png) [@zslane](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/zslane)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2021, 6:40pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoing-calories-burnt/345361/18 "2021-09-28T18:40:45Z")
Yeah, if you aren’t sweating and feeling a burning sensation in your muscles for a sustained period of time (longer than a few minutes) then you aren’t burning many calories. To burn meaningful amounts of calories from physical activity you have to either be an athlete, a dancer, an active-duty soldier, or a day laborer. The rest of us have to lose weight by creating a calorie deficit based on what we eat every day. ---
**Author:** ![twitch77](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/twitch77/32/60219_2.png) [@twitch77](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/twitch77)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2021, 6:41pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoing-calories-burnt/345361/19 "2021-09-28T18:41:04Z")
> [@anon14765792](#): > > I disagree with people who say it doesn’t burn any calories. I totally agree. I know for a fact it’s burning more calories then me just standing still or sitting on my couch. \>.\<’ ---
**Author:** ![Shapapy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/shapapy/32/141199_2.png) [@Shapapy](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Shapapy)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2021, 6:43pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoing-calories-burnt/345361/20 "2021-09-28T18:43:39Z")
Have you tried brownie filled m+m’s?? [Next page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoing-calories-burnt/345361.md?page=2)