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.
Athletes reported burning as many as 1,000 calories during a single 90-minute Bikram yoga session, according to Tracy. Yet his study of the physiological responses of 11 female and eight male participants between the ages of 18 and 40 found far fewer calories were being burned.