Turbo Team!! xx

Today I did cardio party (my favorite of the Turbo Jam workouts) and burned 420 calories.

At karate last night, the punching drill was jab, cross, and hook--with special emphasis on the twisting motion of the hips. I was all over that. :-)

How are you calculating calories burned?

I did Cardio Party today and only burned 336 calories. WTF? I was doing it exactly like Chalene and was jumping and sweating and giving my ALL.
So I did a little of Ab Jam and got up to 382 calories...but still. Boo!

Hoping over time it will get this body in check anyway, even with the low burn rate.

I found that when I start a new turbo jam workout I do not burn as many calories. I think it is because I am learning the moves.
Also, if you have a heart monitor with a strap, I found that mine sometimes slides up and onto my sports bra, so the reading is not constant.

I did a 45 minute workout from Chalene Extreme called burn intervals. It alternates between cardio and light weights, and I did not burn as many as I usually do in that amount of cardio. But it was new to me, and my body was getting used to the moves, so I could not push myself like I can when I know what is coming. Also, I hate that type of interval.

Hi all!! Sorry I haven't kept up on the site. I know I still owe some measurements. I can't find my measuring tape! But I'm gonna go to my mom's to and have them to you.

So I did Cardio Party for the first time tonight. I kept up for the most part. I wasn't able to do all the jacks and I got lost in the choreo sometimes, but I was impressed that I kept up. Looking forward to doing it again!

Oh, I didn't give my measurements either did I? I didn't know we were supposed to do that.

Anyway, I have a heart rate monitor - a Mio - without a chest strap. I was averaging 170bpm, but when I was done it said 336 and I was like WTF?! I was busting tail!

Oh well, you are right "fitag", what's important is the movement.
Oh, and "nmoreland" - I am actually the opposite! lol When I am learning a new routine I am working so hard to keep up I end up burning more calories than later when I know the routine perfectly. And with Turbo Jam, I know the routine almost without the DVD. I did it consistently for 6 months last year, and now am starting again after all the other things I tried didn't work either.
(Meaning, my body still looks like someone stuck a pin in me and let all the air out).

woke up early and worked out this morning just doing 20mins TJ and burned 192 cals (not what I like but hey, its still cals burned)..I didnt get to workout yesterday. I figured that I would not take a break this weekend and just work out this weekend to make up for it!

Sorry to let the team down yesterday!

Awesome to see everyone is doing such a great job Turbo Jamming!!

So, yesterday was not a good day for me. I ate too much and I did not work out.
So on my schedule today is to do a 30 minute weight workout and a cardio workout - I have not decided if i am going to do a long one or short one yet. I am putting this up here now so I will be held accountable for what I plan to do.

Thanks everyone and I will check back in at the end of the day (it is 8 am for me now)

Hi gang, so sorry that I didn't check in yesterday - my life has been a little crazy this week. Got my workout in yesterday though - hope you're all doing well. I'm going on to nights starting next week for 7 weeks so I will be much more available on the boards. Have a nice day!!
Sandy

Hey guys!!! Sorry I don't write much on here. I'm a person of few words. But, I wanted to tell you all how excited I am!!! I got my new Polar F11 today!!! I used it during Cardio Party and burned 410 cals in 40 minutes!!! It's just a bit less than MFP estimated my calories burned at, 483! I'm so excited!!! Woohoo!!! I also wanted to thank you all for being here and making me stick to this plan. I probably would've given up by now if it weren't for you all!

Hi all! Is anyone else as sore as I am? My shoulders are killing me! But I keep telling myself that it means my body is sculpting itself into a leaner me. Cardio party was fun and I didn't realize it was going to make me that sore. I wasn't even that sore when I did Sculpt. So far Sculpt is my favorite because I sweat the most while doing it. I need to try out the other bonus workouts.

Hope you all have a good weekend!

Happy Saturday everyone!
I ended up doing a 30 minute strength workout yesterday and no cardio (I feel asleep REALLY early). But today I did the 50 minute cardio party 3 and I think I burned 590 calories. I still have a ways to go on what I eat before I will see a difference. I noticed that by the end of the week, I do not want to cook dinner, and so we end up eating junk. It is something that I am working on though. Also, I am a smoker. Now that my body is getting into better shape, my lungs are killing me during my workouts. I am going to work on a way to start keeping track of how much I smoke and how to cut it down. It will be aprocess, but I am looking forward to it. I have this group to thank for that. Now that I have a group to work out with, I feel a push to do my best in the workouts, and quitting smoking would help me to do that.
We will see how it goes!

Hemlock - congrats on reaching your first goal! That is exciting news!

Just checking in to say I did Punch, Kick, and Jam today, and used the weighted gloves for a little more than half. Very proud of myself for that, and I can really feel it, now.

Wow, Nikki--those measurements are so inspiring!!

Nmoreland--That's great that you're ready to take the next step. I know you can do it!

Elbee--Isn't it amazing how quickly things get easier? It makes me very ashamed of how long I spent saying that I was too out of shape to start exercising.

Just to make myself accountable, here's my schedule for this week.

Sunday PKJ--done!
Monday Cardio Party
Tuesday Karate, yoga, and pilates
Wednesday Cardio Party
Thursday Karate, yoga, and pilates
Friday PKJ
Saturday Cardio Party

I'm using yoga and pilates instead of Ab Jam and Sculpt, and Karate instead of the 20 minute TJ workout. Our class is an hour, but only about 20 minutes of that is serious cardio.

I'm afraid to take measurements again so soon, but I'll measure next week. I'm going try to get a before picture this week, too!

Looking forward to a great week of Turbo Jam inspiration. :flowerforyou:

measurements

waist 37"
hips 42.5"
bust 41"
arms 11.25"
thighs 23"

I lost a total of 2.5"

Hi gang, my measurements haven't changed at all yet. I'm so glad tomorrow is Monday so I can do my Turbo Jam again! Happy week 2 everyone!