Shaun T Insanity

GoMizzou99
GoMizzou99 Posts: 512 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
I am doing the Shaun T Insanity series. I have completed 3 DVDs and boy I am sore. I have been using:
Cardio Exercise - CALISTHENICS (pushups, sit-ups) vigorous
to track calories burned. Is this the best way to track this? 40 minutes is 431 calories for me.

Is there a better way? Suggestions welcome.

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  • Hurricane_C
    Hurricane_C Posts: 806 Member
    I'm planning on starting that after I finish the 30DS (so in about 3 weeks)... but I'm kinda scared from what I've heard about it. Is it really terrible?
  • llc7511
    llc7511 Posts: 7 Member
    I was wondering the same thing...I put it under the aerobic. I am about to do day 4 cardio recovery in a few minutes. hmmm I was going to put it under the same as you also. Love how my calves and abs already feel. I can't do half the stuff on here yet but do the best I can.
  • GoMizzou99
    GoMizzou99 Posts: 512 Member
    It is intense...not terrible. One thing to know is when Shaun T says to "recover," let your heart rate get back to a reasonable level - for me that is when i can start talking again. LOL
  • stylistchik
    stylistchik Posts: 1,436 Member
    I only completed 5 weeks of it and I liked it alright. It won't kill you but it gets in a good workout. It reminds me a lot of what we did for dance/cheer conditioning in high school.
  • GoMizzou99
    GoMizzou99 Posts: 512 Member
    I found an article:

    It is less than I originally thought. I only burn about 190 calories in a 40 minute workout according the the equations in the article. I estimated more than double that with using Vigorous Calisthenics.

    The equations from the article follow:

    Divide your weight in pounds by 2.2 to convert to kilograms. For men, multiply your average heart rate by 0.6309 to find A, your weight by 0.1988 to find B, and your age by 0.2017 to find C. Add A, B and C, then subtract 55.0969 and divide by 4.184. For women, multiply your average heart rate by 0.4472 to find A, your weight by 0.1263 to find B, and your age by 0.074 to find C. Add A and C, subtract B, and then subtract 20.4022 and divide by 4.184. The result of either equation gives you the number of calories burned per minute, so multiply it by the number of minutes you exercised -- 40 minutes for the "Pure Cardio" workout.

    Read more: http://www.livestrong.com/article/420795-how-many-calories-do-you-burn-on-insanity-pure-cardio/#ixzz1krc5DtAK
  • GoMizzou99
    GoMizzou99 Posts: 512 Member
    Correction - I burn 650 calories in a workout.
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