Calorie burn / P90X / Or any other exercise DVD

1LoveChips
1LoveChips Posts: 260 Member
edited February 14 in Fitness and Exercise
How do you know how much you are burning? Sorry to be a simpleton... just did my first ever workout in front of the tele. There was a lot of sweat!

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  • dshalbert
    dshalbert Posts: 677 Member
    I think P90X would be considered circuit training. The most accurate way is to get a heart rate monitor and see how much you burn then make it a custom work out to enter in MFP.
  • elleloch
    elleloch Posts: 739 Member
    I wear a heart rate monitor.
  • rachrach7595
    rachrach7595 Posts: 151 Member
    I dont have a heart rate monitor so I find the closest possible activity and use that.
    I dance on the wii and xbox with my sons so I find "dancing" and type in the amount of minutes.... :D
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,439 MFP Moderator
    I wear a heart rate monitor.
    HRM aren't very accurate when it comes to these programs, which is why i laugh when tony suggest it. Most are only accurate for steady state cardio.

    Honestly, I would use the below calculator to figure out your caloric needs. If you want to track exercise, just changed calories burned to 1 calories.



    http://www.teambeachbody.com/eat-smart/nutrition-tools/caloric-needs
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