The "Workout" In Bellydance - Page 2

Ankebuzz · 06-23-2008, 11:24 AM

I agree!

I do the calorie counting thing, so I know if I'm on track or not. I'd call it a general guideline for my daily eating habits... I've also lost about 7 kgs in 7 weeks, so it works for me and I don't feel obsessed or even preoccupied with diet stuff...

I'm too focussed on my dancing!

Tikvah · 06-23-2008, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by sedoniaraqs

If you are trying to lose weight, you can't (or at least most people can't) "just try to be sensible". What feels like sensible to our bodies is the amount of cals that maintains us where we are. You have to create a calorie deficit within a fairly narrow range of parameters. Too little of a deficit won't negate the occasional "cheat" and the error in the system (error in measuring/estimating portions etc). Too big of a deficit will leave you feeling tired and prime to fall off the wagon within a very short period of time.

The best way to figure out calorie burn is to get a heart rate monitor and wear it to your dance classes. Amount of calories burned depends a lot on how fast your little heart is beating :-)

Babylonia · 06-23-2008, 05:06 PM

How do you calculate these formulas?

Tikvah · 06-23-2008, 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Babylonia

How do you calculate these formulas?

I think that a search about heart rate monitors and calorie burn would probably do it. There are individual differences that the HR monitor wouldn't catch, but it's a great tool to see if you are in fat burning, aerobic, or anaerobic states. I use them for my triathlon training to make sure that I'm exerting myself at the right level (not fat burning, not anaerobic, but maintaining aerobic levels)

Aziyade · 07-03-2008, 04:25 PM

I second the heart rate monitor. Best $79 I ever spent.

It's way cool to see how hard (or not so hard) you have to work to get your heart rate into your target zone. For me, I can expect to burn about 190 calories for about a 50 minute intermediate class, where we keep the arms in the air, or over the head. Running "choo-choo" shimmies can get it even higher.

Belly dance CAN be good cardio, but it takes some work to come up with a plan that is appropriate for you. Definitely get the HRM.

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Ankebuzz Junior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: I live in Johannesburg in South Africa Posts: 40	I agree! I do the calorie counting thing, so I know if I'm on track or not. I'd call it a general guideline for my daily eating habits... I've also lost about 7 kgs in 7 weeks, so it works for me and I don't feel obsessed or even preoccupied with diet stuff... I'm too focussed on my dancing! __________________ Ankebuzzzzzzzzzz

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Babylonia Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: South Florida Posts: 382	How do you calculate these formulas?

07-03-2008, 04:25 PM	#15 (permalink)
Aziyade V.I.P. Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Cornfields of Evansville Indiana. Posts: 1,049	I second the heart rate monitor. Best $79 I ever spent. It's way cool to see how hard (or not so hard) you have to work to get your heart rate into your target zone. For me, I can expect to burn about 190 calories for about a 50 minute intermediate class, where we keep the arms in the air, or over the head. Running "choo-choo" shimmies can get it even higher. Belly dance CAN be good cardio, but it takes some work to come up with a plan that is appropriate for you. Definitely get the HRM.