Insanity - Cardio Recovery - How many Cals?

redhotsmacker
redhotsmacker Posts: 227 Member
edited September 22 in Fitness and Exercise
I am just on day 4 of Insanity and I was wondering what the burn is like with the cardio recovery dvd? I understand that it is a recovery day and I probably didn't burn as many calories doing this workout rather than one of the other insanity workouts, but holy smokes it was still really hard! I don't think that my legs stopped shaking the entire time!

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  • Stooooo
    Stooooo Posts: 1,191 Member
    When keeping track of Insanity, I count all work outs as Aerobics High Impact. After all that is what it is.....
  • mizfit
    mizfit Posts: 118
    Welcome to Insanity!!! I bought a heart rate monitor with a chest strap before I started and I found it worked well for me because the intensity each person works out at is different so even if I gave you a number it wouldn't necessarily reflect what you burned. One of the popular brands is polar. I use a timex and you can get them at fitness stores, brand name stores and even online.
  • redhotsmacker
    redhotsmacker Posts: 227 Member
    Thanks for your replies! I have been tracking the last 3 days as high impact aerobics so that covers that. I am hoping to get a HRM for Christmas so I guess for the time being I am just really watching my caloric intake and guesstimating about my workouts...
  • ErrataCorrige
    ErrataCorrige Posts: 649 Member
    I take my heart rate while doing Insanity then approximate my average heart rate. Then I plug it into this calculator. It is not 100% accurate, but it might help give you a better guess. Hope it helps!


    http://www.triathlontrainingblog.com/calculators/calories-burned-calculator-based-on-average-heart-rate/

    Make sure you take her advice and put in 35 vo/max instead of leaving it blank. This gave me a much more comparable result with the HRM I now use.
  • rkcrawf
    rkcrawf Posts: 6 Member
    Do not think that the heart rate is an accurate guide for the recovery workouts. Most heart rate monitors that calculate calories are a) approximate (unless they ask for your weight and measure distance) b) are meant for aerobic work. The cardio recovery is a workout, but it feels more like a combination of yoga/pilates than true aerobics. My HRM monitor says I burned 352 cal over 30 minutes, which is about what I'd do in a 2.5-3 mile run. I don't think that's right, esp since MyFitness shows Yoga and Pilates at about 132 calories for the same duration. My guess is that it's somewhere inbetween. But with my avg heartrate at 108, I am hard pressed to call that aerobic activity, so I can't rely on the HRM.

    A more thorough explanation is here: http://www.sparkpeople.com/community/ask_the_experts.asp?q=75
  • divemedic
    divemedic Posts: 1
    Great info. thanks for asking the question. Congratulations on the wieght loss.
  • mackabee
    mackabee Posts: 4
    I need to also know how many calories you burn on Insanity Cardio Recovery . If you find out, please let me know!
  • booh123
    booh123 Posts: 3 Member
    As others were saying, you have an individualized calorie burn. I did cardio recovery today with a heart rate monitor on that converts into calories. The workout is pretty hard for me (squat & lung holds)- my max heart rate was 150 (although shortlived) and ave hr was 114. According to my monitor, I burned 208 cal. I am female, 32, 5'5 & weigh 154. This is my 18th day of insanity and never worked out prior.
  • 916lude
    916lude Posts: 305
    Use a HRM. I usually burnt 200 less on the cardio recovery days. Wait 'till you get to MAX recovery. I dreaded that one more than MAX plyo haha
  • mzubairi
    mzubairi Posts: 1
    I just did the cardio recovery today and I'm glad you asked this question here! I was wondering the same thing:-) thanks! I would also be interested to find out how insanity worked out for you along with keeping track of calories with my fitness pal......
  • enjvanbeb
    enjvanbeb Posts: 14
    Just finished the Cardio Recovery for the first time, and I was also wondering how many calories I burnt during it. I sweat like crazy! It was awesome!
  • laura2501
    laura2501 Posts: 107 Member
    did cardi recovery yesterday and hrm says 285 cals
  • catpea33
    catpea33 Posts: 76 Member
    As others were saying, you have an individualized calorie burn. I did cardio recovery today with a heart rate monitor on that converts into calories. The workout is pretty hard for me (squat & lung holds)- my max heart rate was 150 (although shortlived) and ave hr was 114. According to my monitor, I burned 208 cal. I am female, 32, 5'5 & weigh 154. This is my 18th day of insanity and never worked out prior.

    I have similar values with female, 29, 5'5" and 130lb. I burnt 186 calories according to my Garmin Forerunner 405CX with average HR 121bpm (not sure what my max is but it definitely went above 150bpm). This was my 4th day of Insanity. So if anyone else is the same height and between 130lb-150lb then these two values (186 and 208 calories) might be a good guesstimate for you to use.
  • Elssha
    Elssha Posts: 5
    do you put in recovery (max/cardio) as high impact or yoga stretch?
    I'm not quite up to getting a heartrate monitor, but I would like a fair approximate of what I do... and I feel like listing it as high impact aerobics is cheating somehow.
    Also, anyone know if for the other days, do we put in the full length of the vid, or is it better to cut out the stretch times (say for max plyo, should it be listed as 55min or say 50)?
  • turboturtlepower
    turboturtlepower Posts: 79
    Just get a HRM. Yes, price is expensive but it's helped me out a lot. Over estimating calorie burn for a long time w/o one. I'm 165lbs., 5'4 tall, 30 year old female and I burn a little over 200 (if I'm lucky on cardio recovery).
  • jabrock9
    jabrock9 Posts: 65
    I'm only in week 2 now of Insanity, but during week 1 with cardio recovery I burned about 150 according to my polar. I'm a 35 year old female, 147 lbs, 5'6.
  • LynneP3390
    LynneP3390 Posts: 4 Member
    i have just done day four literally 5 mins ago and OMG ma muscles are aching, so surprising. i found this day harder then the first three days. Not sure about everyones else but i feel like i should do something as i know the calorie burn in cardio recovery is not that high.
  • JJordon
    JJordon Posts: 857 Member
    http://www.everydayhealth.com/food-fitness/exercise-activity/calories-burned-conditioning-exercises

    Try that.
  • LynneP3390
    LynneP3390 Posts: 4 Member
    Just had a look, what a great website. thanks
  • amez1974
    amez1974 Posts: 213 Member
    http://www.everydayhealth.com/food-fitness/exercise-activity/calories-burned-conditioning-exercises

    Try that.

    looks like a useful site!

    I also completed Cardio Recovery today--it was still a lot of hard work!
  • ericbenjamin59
    ericbenjamin59 Posts: 6 Member
    Way to go. Keep up the great work. I restarted insanity recently after a 5 week break. It's like day one again. LOL
    This fitness pal is great. Best of luck with insanity.
  • iDrix
    iDrix Posts: 21
    Just finished Cardio Recovery from Insanity, my Polar ft40 says I burned 333 cals. Average 132 bpm. Max 153 bpm.
    I recommend drinking some carbs after every insanity workout, I drink Carbonox from olimp. Before the workout I drink Xplode from pro-nutrition.
  • UncleClyde
    UncleClyde Posts: 2 Member
    I am in week 2, My heart rate monitor said I burned 245 calories.
  • Hlschrock1212
    Hlschrock1212 Posts: 18 Member
    Great post, I'm starting insanity at. My gym, 60" minute classes? Crazy!
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