How many calories do you burn?
Hi ladies,
I would like to ask those of you who have a HR monitor how many calories you burn doing Jari's workout. I know nobody can actually burn 1000 calories, but I can't seem to burn anywhere near what other people say. Here is what I did this week:
Mon - Get Ripped 1000 - 185 calories burned
Tue - Cathe's HiiT 30/30 - 120 calories
Wed - Get Extremely Ripped 1000 Weights Only + Pushups & Ab - 120 calories
Thu - Cathe's HiiT Pyramid - 120 calories
Fri - Get Extremely Ripped 2 + Pushups & Ab - 120 calories
Sat - Get Extremely Ripped 1000 Cardio Only - 230 calories
I don't cheat and modify my moves. I use 5, 7 and 10 lbs dumbells and a step with one riser. I'm 5' 2" and 118 lbs and am trying to lose 8 more pounds. My resting HR is 48/min. I'm beggining to wonder if something is wrong with my metabolism or if this is rather normal for my height/weight.
Any comments would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
Chikako
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Permalink Reply by Aimee Stefanski on -
Could there be something wrong with the HR Monitor? That just doesn't seem right to me. But I'll let someone else jump in.
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Permalink Reply by Sierra Schwartz on -
That doesn't seem right to me either.
Your resting heart right is extremely low! That is a good thing, of course. Maybe the monitor isn't accurate because your heart rate is so low?
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Permalink Reply by Chikako Siebers on
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I'm pretty sure my monitor is working fine because it reads my HR correctly, but I don't know if gives inaccurate calorie readings when the resting HR is very low. My resting HR used to be around 62 but it has come down due to aerobic trainings over time. I used to be able to burn over 200 by doing Get Ripped 1000, but the more I train, the less calories I burn. I'm not young any more and can't increase the intensity of my exercise much more than what it is. Sigh...
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Permalink Reply by Zerlina Chan on
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Hi Chikako,
Just wondering, how long has it been since you read your HR to be 62 bpm. If you were able to bring it down that far then that's really hard work! I used to run at 76 bpm and it took me 1.5 years to bring it down to 58 bpm, but that was with 10-12 hours of cardio, weights and Karate training a week. Are you feeling dizzy at all? If you're having any symptoms, then I would go to see your doc. Sometimes as women we need our thyroid hormones checked. If you're not feeling any symptoms, then I wouldn't be worried.
If you're not getting the results that you're looking for with GR 1000 then maybe it's time to switch it up. Getting results may not always mean working out harder but working out differently. I learned that the long way. For me, 10-12 hours was not doable just something to keep my muscular body to the max as I trained for fighting in Karate competitions. Believe me, I trained with men and it was not always painless. The more I trained even after competition season, the more I thought that I could lose some weight, but I had hit a wall. I turned to something new like Jari's DVDs instead of the traditional gym workouts, and then the weight peeled off.
Don't be discouraged. You will get there. I was 165 lbs and I'm now 130 lbs.
Zerlina
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Permalink Reply by Chikako Siebers on
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Thank you, Zerlina, for the encouragement. You are right. Maybe I need to make some changes. I'm going to keep doing Jari's workout on resistance training days, but for cardio days, I will try something else and see what happens. As you mentioned, working harder doesn't mean I can lose more weight. Cathe's HiiT programs are very intense, but it doesn't help me if I can burn only 120 calories. I'm going to look for something that is fun and still allows me to burn more calories.
I have lots of energy, so I don't think I have thyroid hormone problems. Thank you for your concern. It took me about a year to bring my heart rate down from 62 to 48 even though I was exercising only one hour everyday. For the rest of the day I have a desk job and work on the computer all the time. My heart rate was around 50 when I was in early 20s (I was an aerobics freak back then), so maybe it was easier for me to bring it down again.
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Permalink Reply by Zerlina Chan on
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Hi Chikako,
It sounds like you're an experienced fitness enthusiast! I hope that the heart rate monitor is actually giving you wrong numbers as I would have to agree that that calorie count when you're putting in so much commitment.
Take care,
Zerlina
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Permalink Reply by Chris on
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I burn anywhere from 550 to 650 in a 1 hour Ripped Class. I tend to burn more in the Ripped 1000 classes and a bit less in Slim/Lean, Core, etc. I used 8-12 lb dumbells and 2 risers on the step. I burn 600+ in a 1 hour spin class.
Your calorie numbers seem low. Maybe your HR monitor isn't working quite right.
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Permalink Reply by Rachael Mcgrave on
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I know from experience that you are on any medication especially anti anxiety or blood pressure medication particulary it will give you a lower heart rate reading especially when you're working out. I was on a blood pressure tablet for my migraines and it when I was using my heart rate monitor I could be working out extremeley hard and my heart rate would still be under 100bpm but when I came off the medication my heartrate went back to normal. I don't know whether it was giving me an innacurate reading or my bpm were really low but maybe that is the cause. Just a thought
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Permalink Reply by Chikako Siebers on
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Thank you all who responded to my question. I realized that I was simply not exercising within my target heart rate zone. My target HR zone is between 130 bpm (65% of max HR) and 155 bpm (85% of max HR) and I wasn't staying in this range most of the time. I will continue to use Jari's DVDs for resistance training, but for cardio I decided to try Beachbody's Insanity DVD program and push myself to the limit at least until I shed the unwanted fat. I hope my body will withstand the challenge...
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Permalink Reply by Aimee Stefanski on
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I've been wanting to try it too! Good Luck I hear its insane!! Let us know how it goes.
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Permalink Reply by Sierra Schwartz on
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I've heard very good things about insanity- and I am sure it will definitely get you into your target heart rate zone!
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Permalink Reply by Amanda Horner on -
I don't use a HR monitor although I'd like to get one and probably should. So I don't know how many calories I burn. However, my resting HR is very low too....like 45. But I can get it up to 165-170. I was sent to numerous dr and specialists this past year and they all agreed for the amount of phyical activity I do that HR is normal. But if you are feeling dizzy or anything definitely get it checked out.
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