anyone else doing insanity?

robbm2k
robbm2k Posts: 4
edited October 3 in Fitness and Exercise
i'd like to keep using MFP, but insanity workouts aren't listed in the app, does anyone have an idea of calorie burns from the different workouts?

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  • fitmommy2012
    fitmommy2012 Posts: 451 Member
    I got a heart rate monitor when I was doing P90x and realized that I was burning a LOT more calories then it was estimated at. I think that a HRM it a good investment and will help you out the most! :wink:
  • skinnyinnotime
    skinnyinnotime Posts: 4,078 Member
    It will depend on many things, your weight, how hard you workout etc a hrm really would be the best thing to go with. Tonight for Max Interval Circuit I burned 648 calories, it will vary vastly from person to person.
  • LauraMarie37
    LauraMarie37 Posts: 283 Member
    I got a heart rate monitor when I was doing P90x and realized that I was burning a LOT more calories then it was estimated at. I think that a HRM it a good investment and will help you out the most! :wink:

    Remember HRMs are only accurate for exercise that is 100% cardio. As soon as you add any strength training (even things like lifting your own body weight, like push-ups or squats), then a HRM will give you a higher reading than what you actually burned. (The MFP user Azdak has a blog post going into the scientific reasons for this.)

    That being said, I count Insanity as "circuit training" and adjust up a little from there (about an extra 10% or so) because the intensity and duration of the cardio is higher than most circuit training. I also have a good feel for how many calories my body burns per hour at different intensity levels, but that's just something you have to play around with for yourself.
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