P90X/ Insanity...How to know how many calories burned???

andynail123
andynail123 Posts: 1 Member
edited September 28 in Fitness and Exercise
Hey guys,

I have done both P90X and half of insanity. I figured halfway through Insanity that P90X provided much better weight lifting routines and Insanity provided much better Cardio. So i did a little research online and found a terrific blended program that I have been using for two days now. I am tracking my diet closely because I would like to lose around 10 pounds of fat and gain a few pounds of muscle. Basically I would like to look trimmed and bigger.

My question to anyone who knows...is there a breakdown by DVD that shows an average of how many calories burned i can record into my fitness tracker. I there any similar exercises I can put in to closely match what I am doing strength training wise and cardio?

Any help or recommendations would be great!

Thanks,

Andy

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  • hsavas
    hsavas Posts: 14 Member
    pretty sure you would track that as circuit training... mix of cardio and strength exercises. huge calorie blast- circuit training is.
  • ladybug1620
    ladybug1620 Posts: 1,136 Member
    I don't think it's circuit training. That would be doing a few minutes of strength, a few minutes of cardio, then repeating. He's doing some days strength, some days cardio, etc (correct me if I am wrong).

    Your best bet is to buy a heart rate monitor. That is the only way you can accurately see how much you are burning. You can try to find a similar exercise in the database, but it is often not accurate for everyone.
  • nukehiker
    nukehiker Posts: 457
    only true way is to use your HRM. if you don't have one I would say go get one that you can afford. since everyone burns calories at a different rate and your intensity might be different than say mine, a HRM will give you the most accurate account of how many calories you are burning for each workout.

    James
  • Angie80281
    Angie80281 Posts: 444 Member
    Unfortunately, a HRM is the only way to get an accurate count. There are so many factors that go into calories burned. I'm on my last week of Insanity and I would give you my avergae burn per DVD, but the fact that you're male and most likely bigger than me (I'm only 5'0") means your numbers would be completely different.
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