My Cardio Watch

Since I started working out I wanted to get a heart rate monitor, that way I can keep track of how many calories I am actually burning. This is the nifty watch that I got: It is a Sportline Cardio 680 heart rate monitor.

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The thing I love the most about this watch is the simplicity of this watch. It's easy to set up, easy to read and comfortable to use. You have to wear a chest strap with this watch to pick up your heart rate, but it really is comfortable and you barely know that it is there. The price for this watch is good too. $39.99 I got mine from Dicks. Most watches are either extremely expensive but at the same time difficult to set up and to read.

I used this watch for the first time today doing my Jillians 6 pack abs in 6 weeks. It said that I burned 302 calories in 21 minutes! How awesome is that??? But I have to add, that this watch measures cardio workout not strength or resistance. So I probably burned more than what it said. Read here about circuit training. So now, I have to talk about this workout with Jillian. 302+ calories in 21 minutes? How awesome is that? I would have to run 30 minutes to burn 300 calories. For example I ran 3.1 miles yesterday in 35 minutes and I burned 391 calories. That's a lot of calories but in compared to 21 minutes? And I'm only on level 1! I'm excited about this workout in addition to the other programs I am doing. I want to see how many calories I burn during my 3-2-1 class and my butts and guts class. Then to see how much I am really burning in my Zumba class. People say you can burn a ton doing Zumba because there are all sorts of different motions, using the whole body. I'll keep you posted, In the mean time I am gonna run tonight and see if my watch is consistent with the meter on the treadmill. Remember the watch will be more accurate because it reads my actual heart rate. Ta Ta for now :)