How many calories burned during Insanity?!

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  • aleissa16
    aleissa16 Posts: 2
    Hey tell your wife to request me on here. Not sure how to word that, she and I are similer. I'm 5'9 but weigh more and I sweat alot myself but can't figure out calories burned so I'm almost afraid I'm under eating. THanks

    Melissa
    Orlando, FL.:smile:
  • osubuks92
    osubuks92 Posts: 10
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  • Colbyandsage
    Colbyandsage Posts: 751 Member
    Hi. I am starting week 7 today. Only 2 more weeks! I am in pretty good cardio health except that I am carrying around this extra lbs. I have a HRM.

    I am 5'3 and my starting weight was 159. I am now down to 147. WOOT WOOT! I love me some Shaun T!

    On the month 1 videos, I burned about 350 calories, sometimes more and sometimes less.

    On the month 2 videos, I burn about 450, again sometimes more/less.

    Good Luck, if you stick with it, you will be amazed at the changes in your body. Dig deeper!
  • jlrowland
    jlrowland Posts: 15 Member
    Way to go on your wt loss! I am glad to see people are still using this program for weight loss. It's totally kicking my butt, but not ready to give up- (only on my 2nd week) any encouragement would be great! Did you follow the diet plan as well? I am a very busy mom & work full time, the only time i can exercise is late at night, but hey- i figure it's better than nothing.
  • zombiefarmboy
    zombiefarmboy Posts: 221 Member
    My wife and I just started yesterday. We did the fit test and I'm already sore today! She did the second day workout today and I'll be doing it tonight and yes, I'm already loving it!
  • cjmas
    cjmas Posts: 63
    Hi everyone,

    I just started insanity last night with my husband. Boy did we sweat! I sweated more than when I run for an hour! My core is the weakest part of my body, hence why I wanted to give this a try. I must say, I didn't complete as many reps as I would have liked within a minute, but I'm proud of myself for trying. I just need to dig deep today.

    Question, for those of you that run, do you run and do the insanity? I'm not sure at this moment if I can do both. I run about 2-3x a week but Insanity requires you to work out 6 days a week. Any thoughts? Thanks!

    When I actually wake up early enough to do Insanity in the morning before work, my schedule is: Insanity in the morning, and an easy run in the afternoon. When I first started Insanity, I was doing an easy elliptical workout in the evenings; I figured it would help get the lactic acid moving around so I'd be less sore.

    Good luck! It's a GREAT workout. :)
  • cjmas
    cjmas Posts: 63
    In terms of calories burned, I'm figuring inbetween 300-400. Of course, I bought a cheap HRM that only tells me time, average heart rate and peak heart rate. I then go to an online calculator. I'm pretty sure I'm underestimating for the circuit training, (aren't you supposed to burn more?), but I'm with the other poster who said it's better to underestimate calories burned than overestimate them!

    I'm on the first month, (last week before recovery), and eager to start the second month. I want to lose about 30 pounds.
  • tbolashana
    tbolashana Posts: 2,707 Member
    i started doing insanity 5/1/12 and just purchased a HRM and am now realizing that i was probably underestimating my cal burned. i hit a plateau so that is probably why. i probably wasn't eating enough. i am in recovery week. now that i have a HRM i will definitely know what i am burning.

    my HRM is a MIO and costed 49.99 at best buy.
  • JodaNord
    JodaNord Posts: 496 Member
    I burned over 450 in plyo, and i am 5'6'', 142lbs and close to my goal. i have a polar ft40, and basically, at least 10 cals per minute, usually more with insanity...
  • M_lifts
    M_lifts Posts: 2,218 Member
    i burn between 320-370 cals per workout! most challenging thing ive done so far. i can start to see some belly fat disappearing. hmm prob too soon but i can see it working. completed day 11 today.
  • cperretti
    cperretti Posts: 1
    Best post ever. Well played
  • outlaw5353
    outlaw5353 Posts: 50
    I just started this my fit thing but im doing the second month of insanity and on the the max pylo i burned 1002 calories my hr said whew was i sweating
  • amandastegmanhughes
    amandastegmanhughes Posts: 3
    I am on day 2, week 2 of Insanity and burn around 450 cals each time. Hoping that with time and endurance, I can get that number higher. LOVE Insanity!!
  • 916lude
    916lude Posts: 305
    I'm on my first day of week 3. Woohoo for fit test day lol. My girl and I have both lost about 10lbs. Cleaned up the eating at the same time. Tons and tons of sweat! I feel like quadzilla
  • jmg6884
    jmg6884 Posts: 1
    On day 2 for the second time. Hopefully I keep it up this time. I did learn don't do intense chest workout before day 2. Pretty sure I completed maybe half of the pushups. I always figure on the low side with my Cardio, so I log 350 per insanity until I can get through with less breaks.
  • taylor_lynn
    taylor_lynn Posts: 27
    I use a HRM every Insanity workout and I would say I average burning around 325 calories per workout. When I do Pure Cardio & Cardio Abs it's usually around 400. I found that if you use "Aerobics-High Impact" it's relatively close to what is burned during Insanity, not 100% accurate, but fairly close.

    I was actually surprised, I thought I would be burning way more calories, but there is so much muscle work during the workouts that it increases your calories burned throughout the day as well.

    Good luck!
  • tbolashana
    tbolashana Posts: 2,707 Member
    i started doing insanity 5/1/12 and just purchased a HRM and am now realizing that i was probably underestimating my cal burned. i hit a plateau so that is probably why. i probably wasn't eating enough. i am in recovery week. now that i have a HRM i will definitely know what i am burning.

    my HRM is a MIO and costed 49.99 at best buy.

    UPDATE: MY MIO HRM WAS JUNK AND NOW I HAVE A SOLO 915 WOMEN. SO GOOD SO FAR!
  • thoess
    thoess Posts: 16
    I don't have a HRM - but sometimes I wish that I did

    But anyway, I just figure that
    a) Really hard exercise is 10 calories / minute
    So, a regular insanity is roughly 350 calories

    Exercises like walking - so maybe 5 calories / minute? Depends on how hard you are walking?
    Leisurely walking is say 4 calories / minute?

    That is how I do it - if I walk for 40 minutes x 5 calories / Minute = 200 calories
    Insanity workout - 40 minutes x 10 calories / minute = 400 calories
    P90x workout - maybe 6 / 7 calories / minute - depends on which one or how hard you are working

    I just can't give more than 10 calories / minute for exercise - so if you think that you are burning 1000 calories in an insanity workout, I really doubt it
  • nikkih715
    nikkih715 Posts: 1
    Has anyone found a way to log it on here? Do you just create your own exercise and put the cals off your HRM? Or can you find it in the database? I really want to try to keep the RIGHT amount of Calories in my "bank" that way I'm not over/under eating...
  • BaileyBoo13524
    BaileyBoo13524 Posts: 593 Member
    I never burn anymore than 580! First month I burned anywhere from 350-450 and on month 2 now I burn anywhere from 400-580. Wish I could burn more and believe me I dig deeper and push it!
  • tbolashana
    tbolashana Posts: 2,707 Member
    Has anyone found a way to log it on here? Do you just create your own exercise and put the cals off your HRM? Or can you find it in the database? I really want to try to keep the RIGHT amount of Calories in my "bank" that way I'm not over/under eating...

    I JUST PUT IT UNDER CALISTHENICS VIGOROUS AND PULL THE INFO FROM MY HRM.
  • loganchappell
    loganchappell Posts: 1
    How many days have you been doing Insanity? I just completed my 20th day. I love it but some days I want to give up. I do believe it is around 325 calories.
  • tbolashana
    tbolashana Posts: 2,707 Member
    I DIDN'T HAVE A HRM MY FIRST MONTH OF INSANITY, BUT I DO NOW AND BOY DOES IT MAKE A DIFFERENCE. I AM IN MONTH 2 AND I BURN BETWEEN 600-750 CAL. AND ONE DAY I REALLY PUSHED IT AND BURNED 1000 CAL.

    I AM 5'3", 127LBS, AND MY HEART RATE USUALLY, WHEN IM PUSHING IT, STAYS AT AROUND 178.
  • bealcoser
    bealcoser Posts: 2
    I just started Insanity... I hope it works...:happy:
  • herd36
    herd36 Posts: 1
    Hi everyone, just started Insanity today with the Fit Test and was hoping someone could clue me in on how many calories I will likely burn with each of the different workouts? I am 5'7", 130 lbs, 22 yrs old. Thanks!
  • Pearlsandcurls13
    Pearlsandcurls13 Posts: 5
    With an accurate heart rate monitor (with chest strap) you should be able to log more calories burned than that. A good monitor will accept your height, build, sex, current weight, and your lowest and highest heart rates. That will ensure an accurate reading. I am 5'6, 135 lbs, and I burn approximately 100 calories/10 minutes with Turbofire. The higher you get your heart rate, the more conditioned your cardiovascular system. With Insanity you spend more time in the upper reaches of your heart rate max, therefore burn more calories. This is assuming you put forth the intensity!
    Also, your calories burned amount will DECREASE over time as you become more conditioned unless you weight train as well. You want to keep it challenging!
  • NoxDineen
    NoxDineen Posts: 497 Member
    I'm 5'8", 118 lbs, and burn between 350-500 on the month 1 DVDs depending on which one I'm doing.
  • deanocamino
    deanocamino Posts: 2
    I use a hrm also and I usually log between 600 to 700 k per work out
  • awalters46103
    awalters46103 Posts: 5
    I have just bought a HRM, and used it for the first time today doing Pure Cardio, I was at 89% heart rate for the majority of the workout and the HRM said I burnt 680cals :/ I appreciate it's a hardcore cardio workout, but really?
    I'm 145lb, 5 ft 5 and aged 22...I can't accept that I burnt 680 cals, just seems too excessive!
  • YazminMendoza
    YazminMendoza Posts: 1 Member
    Well it sure makes me feel better that I'm not the only one asking the same questions or feeling like a train ran me over after being finish Insanity. I'm doing Day 3 this afternoon, and I can't wait!!!
    I think I may be hooked...I'm actually looking forward to it.
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