I hope everyone has already marked their calendars for this weekend's inaugural HBHL Community Wellness Day and Expo! Come out to Metro Fitness in East Montgomery - Sat 19 May from 4-7 PM. We've got a kids fun run planned, free powerbodyz and yoga classes (for all ages and levels!) as well as live music, food, and various local vendors. Hope to see you there! CLICK HERE for details on the Wellness Day & Expo
We are half way to our goal - if you haven't had the chance to donate your time for this Saturday's event, or make a donation via the website...please do so! Our goal is to reach $3K by the end of May! Help us reach that goal so that we can continue to expand HBHL and help more families get healthier!
This week's Fitness Lesson: PBZ Calorie Burn
Quite a few of you have asked me - how many calories are burned during a PBZ workout? Unfortunately, there isn't a single answer to that question. Calorie burn depends on the individual; factors such as body weight and level of effort have a huge influence on the amount of energy expended. A 120 lb female could put 100% into a 10 min routine and not burn as many calories as a man who weighs 80 pounds more and only gives 70% effort.
A calorie burn estimate between 500 to near 1000 is probably fairly accurate. However, to best determine your calorie burn, use a good quality heart rate monitor, such as Polar. It allows you to plug in your personal info then uses that info based on your average heart rate during the workout to give you your ESTIMATED calories burned.
Just remember: the higher the heart rate, the more calories burned. Since PBZ is designed to take your heart rate to 100% of its max, during a PBZ workout an individual can expect to burn some serious calories!
Remember the PBZ workouts are always available on the workouts tab of www.healthybodyhealthylife.org so there is no excuse to not get a workout in! You can fit them in at night, early in the morning, or even in the middle of the day when the baby is sleeping :)
**PBZ has partnered exclusively with HBHL. PBZ classes are only offered through HBHL and select gyms right now. You are on the cutting edge of this new fitness revolution :)
If you'd like to read more about calorie burn, especially as it relates to burning fat - revisit my 17 Jan 2012 blog here.
**PBZ has partnered exclusively with HBHL. PBZ classes are only offered through HBHL and select gyms right now. You are on the cutting edge of this new fitness revolution :)
If you'd like to read more about calorie burn, especially as it relates to burning fat - revisit my 17 Jan 2012 blog here.
Reminder about this week's Challenge: Follow the Healthy Body Maintenance Week recipes or try to incorporate more whole foods into your diet (aim for 50% of your daily food intake to come from whole foods)!
Don't forget to answer this week's Facebook Question: What is your favorite type of exercise?
Have a wonderful week!!
Be Educated. Be Balanced. Be Fit. Be Healthy.
Namaste,
Jannell
Jannell MacAulay, BS Biology, MS Kinesiology
Certified yoga and fitness instructor
AFAA Certified Personal Trainer
HBHL ~ Learn. Change. Grow.
www.healthybodyhealthylife.org
