Just wondering how many calories (approximately) the videos burn. I mainly work out to Imax, Boot Camp, Cardio and Weights, & Kick, Punch & Crunch. I read somewhere that a 45 minute high intensity workout could burn up to 600 calories. I guess that also depends on how intense you want the workout to be. Curious on an approximate amount. Thanks Tina
calories?
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Cathlete
Hi! I'm not Cathe, but if you go to www.calorieking.com and look for "tools", they have one that calculates the calories based on your age, weight, and intensity of the exercise. It's a great site and I use it a lot!
That's pretty good amount of calories isn't it? I've been trying to get a routine with the Cathe videos. I was working out to whichever tape I felt like doing on a given day, but I've been reading alot lately (plus Cathe also explains this) about not doing cardio in consecutive days. What does this schedule sound like:
Monday: walk 5 miles
Tuesday: KPC
Wednesday: Pyramid Upper Body
Thursday: IMAX 1
Friday: Muscle Endurance
Saturday: Boot Camp
Sunday: OFF (plus I walk my dog everyday)
I have the Intensity series and also the Express series. Looking forward to adding more to my collection.
I'm new to this forum and it's awesome. I read through alot of the messages before I joined in and found so many of you inspired me.
Thanks, Tina
Monday: walk 5 miles
Tuesday: KPC
Wednesday: Pyramid Upper Body
Thursday: IMAX 1
Friday: Muscle Endurance
Saturday: Boot Camp
Sunday: OFF (plus I walk my dog everyday)
I have the Intensity series and also the Express series. Looking forward to adding more to my collection.
I'm new to this forum and it's awesome. I read through alot of the messages before I joined in and found so many of you inspired me.
Thanks, Tina
workitkari
Member
I've only seen where Cathe has recommended not doing interval training on consecutive days. I'm not sure which forum I saw that on though. I'd like to add that I went to the calorie king website and if those calculations are right then I'm never going to stop working with Cathe!
At the beginning of alot of her workouts she'll say (and I can't remember exact wording) not to do this or that workout consecutively (which I believe you mentioned for interval training)or to put a day between certain workouts. Maybe I've misunderstood. Maybe some of you can help me come up with a good workout schedule.
More on consecutive cardio workouts....My boss runs and is always training for marathons, 1/2 marathons, etc. He also mentioned to put a day in between as to give your body time to rest and recover. I subscribe to Shape magazine which had this same topic in it the past two months. Maybe Cathe can help us on this?:
I may just drive you all crazy. I think I've figured this out. Now keep in mind I'm fairly new to these workouts, so please bear with me! I've been checking out the forums and wow, so much info on what I've been needing! I'm undertanding the Interval training as opposed to all the other workouts. I understand not to work muscle groups on consecutive days. And as far as what I'm reading, it would ok to do Boot Camp, the next day to do my 5 mile walk, the next day do Imax. Am I doing ok so far?
Thanks for all your help!
I've been checking out the forums and wow, so much info on what I've been needing! I'm undertanding the Interval training as opposed to all the other workouts. I understand not to work muscle groups on consecutive days. And as far as what I'm reading, it would ok to do Boot Camp, the next day to do my 5 mile walk, the next day do Imax. Am I doing ok so far?Thanks for all your help!
happymom64
Member
I have found the use of a heart rate monitor to track progress really seems to keep me in check. Find one that will allow you to plug in age and weight and this will give a pretty good estimate of calories burned. You'll also learn about target heart ranges. So, whether I am on a treadmill, stairstepper, or doing a Cathe video I can monitor calories burned and trends in my workouts.
Terri C
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jazzi21
Cathlete
Hi:
You could always invest in a heart rate monitor... You program it according to your weight, sex, age and as you exercise it calculates: total time exercised; time you were in your zone, i.e. within your calculated heartrate, your peak heartrate, i.e., the "highest" and the total calories burned. I have a Polar M32 heart rate monitor,it costs about 100.00, but is well worth the investment. My heart rate is programed at: 112 - 150; 112 being my lowest and 150 my max heart rate... it will beep when I go below 112, or above 150... You will get into your anerobic zone if you go over your peak heart rate, which is what you want to do sometimes. But you wouldn't have to guess about how many calories you burn, and you can keep a record of how many calories you burn, daily, weekly, etc. I hope this helps... Dee;-)
You could always invest in a heart rate monitor... You program it according to your weight, sex, age and as you exercise it calculates: total time exercised; time you were in your zone, i.e. within your calculated heartrate, your peak heartrate, i.e., the "highest" and the total calories burned. I have a Polar M32 heart rate monitor,it costs about 100.00, but is well worth the investment. My heart rate is programed at: 112 - 150; 112 being my lowest and 150 my max heart rate... it will beep when I go below 112, or above 150... You will get into your anerobic zone if you go over your peak heart rate, which is what you want to do sometimes. But you wouldn't have to guess about how many calories you burn, and you can keep a record of how many calories you burn, daily, weekly, etc. I hope this helps... Dee;-)
I may invest in one of these. I have a hard time figuring out my perceived excertion rate and whether I'm aerobic or anaerobic, etc. Once I feel like I can't talk in short sentences, (during a long blast) I'll stop and march in place or do grapevines. A heart rate monitor may be just what I need. Thanks Alot
teddy16410
Cathlete
Tina-
You have the basics down fine! Intervals not on consecutive days and preferably only 2-3 per week. Also with weights do not work same muscle group back to back days... always allow 24-48 hours before working same muscle group. If you are lifting HEAVY then 1 body part each week is really effective.
Now having said that...as far as steady state cardio (kick, step, plain cardio)NOT INTERVALS, you can do that as many times a week as is good for your body and your goals. Its always a good idea to keep it mixed up a bit - escpecially if you are doing cardio 5-6 days a week. For example: Step, Kick, Spin, Intervals,Step. There are many on the boards who do indeed step every day because they love it and they seem fine. Listen to your body, know your goals and plan accordingly. If you find you created a rotation and its just too much simply take a day off, recover and jump back in.
Thats pretty much what I've gotten out of hours of perusing the current and old forums.
You have the basics down fine! Intervals not on consecutive days and preferably only 2-3 per week. Also with weights do not work same muscle group back to back days... always allow 24-48 hours before working same muscle group. If you are lifting HEAVY then 1 body part each week is really effective.
Now having said that...as far as steady state cardio (kick, step, plain cardio)NOT INTERVALS, you can do that as many times a week as is good for your body and your goals. Its always a good idea to keep it mixed up a bit - escpecially if you are doing cardio 5-6 days a week. For example: Step, Kick, Spin, Intervals,Step. There are many on the boards who do indeed step every day because they love it and they seem fine. Listen to your body, know your goals and plan accordingly. If you find you created a rotation and its just too much simply take a day off, recover and jump back in.
Thats pretty much what I've gotten out of hours of perusing the current and old forums.
Thanks Traci! This helped alot - gave me even more motivation. I think I've become pretty addicted to Cathe's workouts.}( I done Max Intensity Monday, Low Max Tues, walked and done PUB last night and planning on KickMax tonight and Push-Pull tomorrow night. Does that sound like I'm on the right track?
teddy16410
Cathlete
Tina-
You go!!! Sounds great- If you felt tired early this week I'd break up MIC and LowMax...maybe throw your walk in on Tuesdays and do LowMax on Wed. MIC is really challenging if you're doing both segments- make sure to take at least 1 full REST day, it so helps your body recover so the next 5 or 6 are really strong!
I used to be the "if a little is good more must be better" unfortunately not always true w/ our bodies.
Have fun!
You go!!! Sounds great- If you felt tired early this week I'd break up MIC and LowMax...maybe throw your walk in on Tuesdays and do LowMax on Wed. MIC is really challenging if you're doing both segments- make sure to take at least 1 full REST day, it so helps your body recover so the next 5 or 6 are really strong!
I used to be the "if a little is good more must be better" unfortunately not always true w/ our bodies.
Have fun!
Cathe Friedrich
Administrator
Hi Tina!
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. But interval type workouts can burn 15 to 20 calories (in some super intense cases even more) per minute during their most intense phases. This is nothing more than a general guideline though.
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. But interval type workouts can burn 15 to 20 calories (in some super intense cases even more) per minute during their most intense phases. This is nothing more than a general guideline though.
Thanks Cathe! And thanks for all the awesome workouts you have given us. I just order Hardcore series last week and I love them. I done the Kick Max tape last night....x( ouch, good ouch!!!! I have made a lot of progress with your workouts - feeling good about my weight, endurance and overall self
So happy to hear you are bouncing back and feeling better. What in the world would we do without you? Glad to know you will be working on a KickBox Series (my fav) in the future! (at least that's what I'm reading on the forums).
Thanks again! You're great!
So happy to hear you are bouncing back and feeling better. What in the world would we do without you? Glad to know you will be working on a KickBox Series (my fav) in the future! (at least that's what I'm reading on the forums).
Thanks again! You're great!
jazzi21
Cathlete
If you get a Polar M32, or another heart rate monitor like it, it has something called "ownzone". To find your perceived upper and lower heart rates, you would do 5 minutes of progressively intense exercise and the heart monitor calculates it for you. That's the neat part about it. As you exericise with the videos, etc., the monitor will let you know where you are... There is also another Polar that I am thinking of purchasing: the F11 is an exerciser's dream come true. "It's the world's only heart rate monitor that creates a workout program to tell you how much, how hard and how long to exercise to reach your goals," this is the explanation, per the Polar website... Here is the URL: http://www.polar-usa.us/google.html. There are numerous monitors to choose from, and detailed descriptions of all of them.. I picked mine up at Sears.. Good Luck... let me know what you decide to do... Dee