Hi everyone,  After 7 years I have finally signed up to this community because I am having a problem no-one within my fitness circle can answer. I have been monitoring my heart rate since the start of this year. I had been in hospital over the Christmas period and lost a lot of my fitness, so as a motivator and progress tracker I decided to ...

Hi Brooke! Energy expenditure is affected by many different factors as I'm sure you know, heart rate monitors give a good estimate but the reading is never exact so don't be disappointed even if you think the numbers are low! Your own body mass, body composition and fitness level play a role as well.  If you're looking to burn calories in ...

Is there a general idea of how many calories are burned for both males and females during a single session of Body Attack?

I've been doing the classes for over a year - Body Attack, Body Step & Body Pump are almost part of my daily routine while Body Flow and Body Combat I do once in a while. Over the past year, I lost around 35 pounds and have been able to maintain it since 8-9 months. However, this takes a lot of work (around 10 hours of ...

Hi there, I'm a gym-user of about 5 months now and am morbidly obese. Recently I have tried doing some of the classes at my gym but so far all the ones I have tried are not suitable for someone of my size. I have attempted BodyJam twice, Body Balance twice and am attempting BodyVive tomorrow morning. I'm certain that if I shoved Les Mills in a ...