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I am thinking of buying Turbo Jam. It is 60 dollars for 6 dvd’s which when you break it down doesnt seem that bad. does anyone have it? is it worth the money? pros and cons?

Heart Rate Monitors: There are WW’ers who wouldn’t even work out without one of these gadgets. As their name implies, they monitor heart rate, and also let you know how many calories you have burned (Did you know that 1 AP = 100 calories burned? That’s nice, huh? So when you earn 3 AP’s you’ve burned 300 calories. After burning those 300 calories, it almost doesn’t seem worth it to consume a 3 pt snack in under two minutes! Anyway, when they learn how many calories have been burned, they then just do the math to determine AP’s).

Right now I rely , more or less, on the Borg Perceived Exertion Scale (AND the activity points calculator)

This is a cute -tho accurate enough - interpretation of the Borg Scale of Perceived Exertion:

Level 1: I’m watching TV and eating bon bons
Level 2: I’m comfortable and could maintain this pace all day long
Level 3: I’m still comfortable, but am breathing a bit harder
Level 4: I’m sweating a little, but feel good and can carry on a conversation effortlessly
Level 5: I’m just above comfortable, am sweating more and can still talk easily
Level 6: I can still talk, but am slightly breathless
Level 7: I can still talk, but I don’t really want to. I’m sweating like a pig
Level 8: I can grunt in response to your questions and can only keep this pace for a short time period
Level 9: I am probably going to die
Level 10: I am dead

In general, for most workouts you want to be at around Level 5-6. If you’re doing interval training, you want your recovery to be around a 4-5 and your intensity blasts to be at around 8-9. As you’ll see below, working at a level 10 isn’t recommended for most workouts. For longer, slower workouts, keep your PE at Level 5 or lower.

The real Borg Scale actually goes from 6 - 20:

6 No exertion at all
7 Extremely light
8
9 Very light - (easy walking slowly at a comfortable pace)
10
11 Light
12
13 Somewhat hard (It is quite an effort; you feel tired but can continue)
14
15 Hard (heavy)
16
17 Very hard (very strenuous, and you are very fatigued)
18
19 Extremely hard (You can not continue for long at this pace)
20 Maximal exertion

I am trying to decide whether an HRM is worth the cost. Anyone have one? Which do you recommend?