I have just started using Cathe's new DVD, Rythmic Step, Interval Max, etc. and was just wondering how many calories each one burned. I have a hard time distinguising between what is considered aerobic dance, high impact, etc. Thank you, and by the way, I absolutely love the workouts. I'm hooked!
calories burned
- Thread starter LKZ
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Cathe Friedrich
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Hi LKZ! Every person responds to exercise differently and therefore there is no way to determine exactly many calories a particular workout burns. But here are a couple of things to keep in mind.
1) The more in shape you become doing a particular workout, the harder you have to work to burn more calories during this workout. The reason is because as you become more adapted (and more fit) to this workout your body will not be as challenged by certain moves as it once was. But the remedy to this is not to go kill yourself though. Instead you can change your workout to something different but of equal intensity and you'll be back to huffing and puffing again. That's the beauty of cross training; spare your body potential injury while improving your fitness level.
2) A very general rule is that a body burns between 6 and 10 calories per minute based on the level of output. So a 30 minute all out intense workout could burn around 300 calories while a 30 minute intermediate workout could burn 180 calories. I would not be too committed to that thought process and rather use that as a general guideline.
Good Luck!
1) The more in shape you become doing a particular workout, the harder you have to work to burn more calories during this workout. The reason is because as you become more adapted (and more fit) to this workout your body will not be as challenged by certain moves as it once was. But the remedy to this is not to go kill yourself though. Instead you can change your workout to something different but of equal intensity and you'll be back to huffing and puffing again. That's the beauty of cross training; spare your body potential injury while improving your fitness level.
2) A very general rule is that a body burns between 6 and 10 calories per minute based on the level of output. So a 30 minute all out intense workout could burn around 300 calories while a 30 minute intermediate workout could burn 180 calories. I would not be too committed to that thought process and rather use that as a general guideline.
Good Luck!
Bobbi
Cathlete
Check out http://www.caloriesperhour.com
This website has a calories burned calculator which uses your weight to determine how many calories are burned per workout. It doesn't take into accoount factors like height, muscularity, metabolic rate which all play a role. It gives a good general idea though. The most important thing is how much fun you have working out!
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This website has a calories burned calculator which uses your weight to determine how many calories are burned per workout. It doesn't take into accoount factors like height, muscularity, metabolic rate which all play a role. It gives a good general idea though. The most important thing is how much fun you have working out!
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