PiYo: Looking for support and motivation

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  • prism1968
    prism1968 Posts: 121 Member
    Wow, that is fantastic! My HRM for upper body today only said 44 cals
  • nehtaeh
    nehtaeh Posts: 2,849 Member
    Wow, that is fantastic! My HRM for upper body today only said 44 cals

    I'm sure upper would be a lot lower. It's only about 20 minutes long and there's less to get my heart rate up. I will try it and see the next time I do it. I imagine mine would be higher than 44 though.
  • Amyburg29
    Amyburg29 Posts: 1
    Just wondering what results you all got from this? I just started a week ago after getting cleared to exercise after my C-section. I agree it doesn't seem to burn that many calories, but I really like the workouts.
  • jaz050465
    jaz050465 Posts: 3,508 Member
    HRM are really for steady state cardio so i don't think they are accurate for piyo. Maybe wrong though.
  • jloncon
    jloncon Posts: 3
    I love that so many people are doing Piyo on here. I started my second month about a week ago and I absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE this program. When I first started I was really discouraged because I had a lot of difficulties with the routines. I am obese, we will just say obese because that is what I am, lol but within the first month I not only lost weight but you can actually see how I have gained a lot of muscle in my legs and by back side has lost its shelf (big booty people know what I mean). Laying on my back is not painful and the pain I would get in my lower back has gone away. I still get a bit agitated in my lower back because of a car accident I was in a few years back, but Piyo has really helped me build those muscles back up. I still have a little issue with some of the moves, but most of the workouts have become much easier for me to keep up with. Because of weight I can not go so low on my squats because of knee aggravation so I still follow Michell's alternate moves, but needless to say I feel so much better with myself since starting the program. Once this one is done I will do the 10 minute trainer and then I plan to start Piyo over again. I don't do the meal plan because I struggle with eating enough since I have been working on losing weight so much, but with a 7lb loss from the one month, I am okay with that.. Why? Because a lot of my fat has turned into muscle and you can see that my waist is getting smaller, by back shelf is gone and my calves have toned up a great deal. Not to mention my bum is getting tight. :) If you are starting out and get discouraged, stick it out. Charlene tells you that the moves will get easier and they do..

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