Understanding the American Obesity Epidemic. Obesity â everyone knows itâs bad and that itâs everywhere. Nearly 78 million adults and 13 million children in the United States deal with the health and emotional effects of obesity every day. The solution to their problem sounds deceptively simple â take in fewer calories a day, while cranking up the calorie-burning process with regular exercise.
Insanity claims to burn up to 1000 calories per workout, although most people have recorded anything from 200 to 600. To get a more accurate picture of the calories you are burning with Insanity, invest in a Heart Rate Monitor.
Thereâs a lot of talk out there about whether, when, and how sex counts as an aerobic exercise, but the numbers vary so wildly (I read articles claiming everything from 30 to 100 as the number of calories burnt during a single sex session), and the info is always so general â every piece just noted how many calories are burnt âhaving sex.â.