Leslie Sansone Walk videos and questions about heart rate

I would also agree that seems awfully high. I use a Mio HRM and when I do the 3 mile I burn approx. 330 calories, so very close to what crd314 is reporting.

I don't burn 800 calories in an hour long Zumba class!!

I don't have a hrm so I can't really answer your question. I have been thinking about buying one and I was just curious, do you feel like you have done a more intense workout when doing the video as opposed to the bike and regular walking?

I think it seems a bit high, although not as high as you may think, with the dvds of hers that i have i do burn more then if i would go out for a walk because she does add in other things so your not just walking. If it seems to be on target for everything else that you do i wouldnt worry too much. But thats just me, i also tend to do a lot more joggin with her stuff so that i will burn more

Could just be that your HR is higher when you do the Leslie Sansone Walk videos than it is when you walk outside. That all depends on how fast you walk outside, and if you walk straight, or uphill. Sounds to me like you are just working harder and therefore your heart is pumping faster for the videos.

I do two different types of crossramp/elliptical at the gym, with one I can 'walk' much faster, but I have a controlled HR at 140-145 and can keep it there for half an hour to an hour easy. I switch to the other, my HR is up in the 170s right away, even though I 'walk' much slower. The second one makes me work harder, the movements differ a little and therefore my HR goes right up to what for me is about 90%, as opposed to staying at 70-80%.

If you are unsure if the HRM is set correctly, does your Polar version come with the FitnessTest? I know my model does (FT40), but I don't know about the FT4. If it's just weight, height etc, that will make it less accurate in terms of calories burned, though your HR will still be what it says of course.

I think it all depends on how fit you are and how big you are. For me, still huge, I can also burn that much during one of her videos, with my HRM, if I really dig into it. The hand weights and the arm moves are what really shoot your heart rate sky high and have you pouring buckets of sweat. The fitter you get, the easier the workouts will become and the lower your burns will drop.

My HR goes between 65-85% of max with her DVDs if I do full exertion on all moves. I burn about 7-8 calories per minute doing her workouts. i can do that even without weights because I sink into the squats and I jog during the turbo segments instead of walking. When I did the entire 5 Really Big Miles DVD, it was 87 mins and I burned 603 calories.

If I do her workout right after another workout, the stack effect kicks in and my HR can be even a little higher.

It might be a little high, but keep in mind that during her videos you are doing more than just walking! Her videos make your entire body move, more so when you add in the weights and arm movements. You might try another exercise (30DS maybe) video and see how much of a difference there is. I know that after I do the LS Super Fat Burning 3 mile walk with 2 pound weights I feel it more so than if I do a 5 mile brisk walk. I don't have a HRM, so I just put her walks down as 3 miles at 4 mph. I have also done her walks where I "double timed" when doing the regular walking in place.

The hand weights and the arm moves are what really shoot your heart rate sky high and have you pouring buckets of sweat.

I completely agree with this. Try doing the same workout without the hand weights, or with lighter ones, and I think you'll see that's where the difference is.

I have several videos that I use handweights for, and if my heart rate is getting either too high or too low, I adjust the weights I'm carrying and my heart rate responds almost instantly.