30 DAY SHRED AND NO MORE TROUBLE ZONES

I agree...everytime I log my 30 DS session it I feel I'm getting cheated because I feel like those 20mins are def hard core and worth more than 150 or so cals! And that's just on level 1! So according to MFP no matter what level i'm on I burn the same...? Has to be another way to log...

My adice is invest in a heartrate monitor. it makes a total difference. sometimes what you really burn and what this site tells you is so far off.

I log mine as aerobics, low impact.
I don't eat my exercise calories though so I don't think it really matters for me lol.
I'm planning on get a HRM once my Swagbucks Amazon giftcards post lol.

I just started the No More Trouble Zones and it is kicking my butt. I have not been able to get through the entire workout yet. I am such a wuss. I just purchased a heart monitor to see how many calories i burned during exercise. Doing the first 25 minutes including the warm up it was about 350 calories for me.

What I do, is break them down. So 3 mins for abs, then 6 mins circuit with weights, and 9 mins of cardio .. I think it was like 250-300 calories I would burn.. been awhile since I've done one tho .. But that's how I did it

It depends on a LOT of factors (how much weight you have to lose, your sex, height, etc.) Also, those 2 DVDs (well more NMTZ) are very strength-oriented. The point of strength workouts isn't so much to burn calories as it is to TONE UP your muscles. I did the 30DS and I have NMTZ and I got a heart rate monitor (HRM) and remember realizing how LITTLE I was actually burning. I was burning anywhere from 90 (level 1)-140 (level 3) calories for a level of 30DS and about 180 for NMTZ.

I was already in the healthy weight range, with not a lot to lose, so I don't burn as many calories as quickly). HRMs can't accurately be used to monitor how much you are burning doing strength anyways, because the focus is on your muscle contractions and not your HR. That being said, do NOT let it discourage you. You will not get a toned body by just trying to do cardio and burn calories, in order to really SHAPE your body (to get those lean arms, toned stomach, curved waist, etc), you gotta do STRENGTH like these DVDs! So even though you aren't burning as many calories as you might hope, you are doing your body a LOT of good and it is still worth sticking to it despite any tendency you might have to switch to something that "burns more."

That being said, a HRM is obviously the best way to figure out exactly how much you are burning. I felt like I was burning a hell of a lot more too, but nope haha

I too just purchase the FT7, so far I like it. Have only used it a couple of times though since I got it over the weekend. Thought the chest strap would bother me and debated getting the kind without but after researching different types of HRM I went with this one and I don't even notice the chest strap.

I got a hrm a couple of weeks ago. I turn it on just before the first arm crosses and stop right after the last stretch. It takes 27 minutes start to finish. I log in what my hrm says. It was pretty close to what "circuit training" would give me if I logged 27 minutes instead of 20. For example: entering 27 minutes of circuit training gives me 229 calories. Level 1 for 26 minutes burned 211 according to my hrm; Level 2 burns between 240 and 250 in 27 minutes according to my hrm; I did Level 3 for the first time today and burned 262 in 27 minutes. I hope that helps:flowerforyou:

MFP circuit training was also super close to my HRM results as well

I burned 190 cals (per HRM) with Level 1 Day 5 today. Just to update those that were wondering.