pmcooper

Thanks to all for your comments! I will definitely follow your suggestions...one other questions - when you gain those extra calories from exercising, how do I account for those? Just stick to the original 1200 or increase the calories based on exercise and calories burned? And more water - I know that is a huge…

Congratulations! I am contemplating starting P90X as an addition to what I'm already doing (Zumba and Pilates)...I am trying to figure out the best way to train for a trip to Macchu Pichu in Peru in September that will be 10 days of hiking at altitude ...I'm worried about the impact on my knees however with P90 X - is it…

I consistently wear a heart rate monitor and consistently burn between 400 and 600 depending on the instructor and how "full out" I do the moves....I have been logging mine under aerobics high impact and if I need to adjust the calories based my my ,monitor results I do so manually.

My kids gave me a polar ft4 for Christmas...don't work out without it now...chest strap stays in place, easy to use and training files are easy to pull back up...go for it!

I'm new to this crew...but i love Zumba and I'm completely addicted. Have been doing Zumba for just about a year, and as I tell my instructor, it truly gave me my life back....lost 15 pounds without trying, and for 2011 I'm trying to get the last 10 off...proving to be a bit more difficult. But i will keep up Zumba...I'll…

I go to Zumba three times a week and consistently wear a heart rate, calorie burner monitor...at full out for an hour, i easily and routinely burn 650 - 700 calories...on a less intensive day, and a differnet instructor, I will burn 450 to 500...