Jillian Michaels Yoga Inferno Level 2 Calorie Burn

So I really wanted this Polar heart rate monitor so that I could learn more about my heart beat...and I have!  I'm discovering that a majority of the fat you burn throughout the day comes from an increased heart rate AFTER exercise.  For example, I was at work the other day for 6 hours and burned about 1600 calories; 5 hours of that was in my heart rate was in the fat burning zone.  Today I did Jillian Michaels' Yoga Inferno Level 2 and noticed that the 6 minutes of rest after my workout was all fat burn, while during the workout I only had 8 seconds of fat burn!

I did some research and you can check out mine and calculate your own heart rates and exercise zones here.  Your fat burning zone is lower than the other zones (mine is between 140 and 151 BPM).  It may not exactly make sense to me, but it is what it is!

Yoga Inferno Level 2 (mostly beginner modification) Calorie Burn

• 34 minutes long
• 413 calories burned
• minimum heart rate 185 BPM (thus the only 8 sec. of fat burning!)
• maximum hear rate 205 BPM

I'll keep trying to figure out how to keep myself in that fat burning zone DURING a workout, but mostly I'm finding that my body burns the fat after workouts and while I'm at work (but I do work on my feet).

Jillian Michaels Yoga Inferno Level 1 Calorie Burn

So I got a new Polar heart rate monitor for Christmas, and I decided to try it out today starting with Jillian Michaels Yoga Inferno Level 1.  The work-out from beginning to end was just under 34 minutes and I burned 340 calories--that's 10 calories a minute!  My average heart rate was 175 BPM and my maximum was 205 BPM.

However, at 5'3" and 133 lbs, I was at a fitness level for 28 min:22 sec and only 1 min:35 sec at a fat burning level, so I'll have to work on getting my heart rate up more during the cardio intervals.  I did have a few times where I had to check my heart rate monitor transmitter, though, because it had slid down a bit due to sweat, so I'll tighten it up and see what changes tomorrow.

THIS THING IS SO COOL!!  I LOVE IT!!

PS- calculated my resting heart rate at 84 BPM!

Yoga INFERNO!

So everyone online is talking about Jillian's new butt-kicking workout, Yoga Inferno, and of course, I had to give it a try.  I went to Target and got the last copy and WOW, Inferno is right! (Jillian filmed this DVD in the desert and they had to wear sunglasses throughout the work out because it was so bright they couldn't see anything.)

You know I'm a big fan of Jillian so I've tried all the DVDs and this one may not necessarily be the most difficult for me, but it definitely makes me sweat the most.  I've only gotten through Level 1 so far, which consists of using body weight for strength training while moving through stretches and throwing in a few 30 second cardio intervals here and there.

Your heart rate goes up and down, up and down, every muscle in your body is working through every move, and you've got sweat dripping down your body.  It's certainly a challenge to find the strength to not cheat the moves, and afterwards, every muscle in my body is weak and screaming, but thanks to the stretches throughout the workout, I didn't wake up sore the next morning.

If you're looking to step up your yoga game, if you liked Yoga Meltdown, of if you're looking for a new workout that will keep you on your toes and constantly working to improve and never let you be bored...then check out Jillian Michaels NEW Yoga Inferno!