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seasidesue
seasidesue Posts: 3 Member
edited November 2024 in Introduce Yourself
How do I log 30 minutes of exercise on the NordicTrack? I dont see it as an option anywhere...

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  • 1crvygrl
    1crvygrl Posts: 510 Member
    I have that same issue with a lot of what I do. I can't find it and don't have a fitness tracker or anything to tell the calories I've burned.
  • rseneca724
    rseneca724 Posts: 46 Member
    I logged it as cross country skiing when I used to use mine a lot. That's the best I could find for it!
  • Laura732
    Laura732 Posts: 244 Member
    Since the Nordic Track mimics cross country skiing, use that. It does ask for perceived exertion (light, moderate) effort. So just be honest with yourself with that. I would consider moderate effort to be when you are able to carry on a conversation while exercising. High effort would be where you couldn't even talk at all.
  • Onesnap
    Onesnap Posts: 2,819 Member
    seasidesue wrote: »
    How do I log 30 minutes of exercise on the NordicTrack? I dont see it as an option anywhere...

    You look it up online and log it (add it). That way it's always in your personal list to log as an estimate each time you do that workout!

    http://calorielab.com/burned/
  • Onesnap
    Onesnap Posts: 2,819 Member
    Laura732 wrote: »
    Since the Nordic Track mimics cross country skiing, use that. It does ask for perceived exertion (light, moderate) effort. So just be honest with yourself with that. I would consider moderate effort to be when you are able to carry on a conversation while exercising. High effort would be where you couldn't even talk at all.

    Cross country skiing is a lot more calories than Nordic track. But here's a handy tool you can come up with an estimate and add it to your your list so it's always there to choose from: http://calorielab.com/burned/

  • sissidevore
    sissidevore Posts: 151 Member
    the best way is to get a heart rate monitor and log what it says. i have a nordic track elliptical, and the monitor on it wayy over estimates my calorie burn :)
  • Onesnap
    Onesnap Posts: 2,819 Member
    1crvygrl wrote: »
    I have that same issue with a lot of what I do. I can't find it and don't have a fitness tracker or anything to tell the calories I've burned.

    I would go to a tool like this: http://calorielab.com/burned/

    And add the estimate of cals burned to your list so it's always there to choose from.

  • CyberTone
    CyberTone Posts: 7,337 Member
    It simulates cross-country skiing. Search for cross-country.
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  • Onesnap
    Onesnap Posts: 2,819 Member
    So using the Nordictrack example for me it would be 415 cals/hr if light effort, 571 if heavy effort.

    For actual cross country skiing (the hardest workout that I do) it's 476/hour if moderate effort. If I'm racing it's 884. Uphill is 1054 (!!) per hour. Vigorous effort for me is 544.

    So as you can see Nordictrack should not be logged as cross country skiing. :)
  • Onesnap
    Onesnap Posts: 2,819 Member
    CyberTone wrote: »
    It simulates cross-country skiing. Search for cross-country.
    p6oed3de6yk0.jpg

    The calorie burn is not the same for Nordictrack and cross country skiing. See my above example with my actual numbers. :)

  • seasidesue
    seasidesue Posts: 3 Member
    Hey Thanks so much people! I'm gonna go with the calorielab link...I'd rather err on the lower estimate. Dont want to cheat myself.
    Thanks again!
  • mygnsac
    mygnsac Posts: 13,413 Member
    edited February 2015
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