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Heart Rate Monitor

justlosingit4
justlosingit4 Posts: 22 Member
edited January 26 in Fitness and Exercise
Does a heart rate monitor measure calories burned over and above what you would have burned if you weren't exercising or does it just measure calories burned? I am wondering if I should deduct 100 or so calories from my workout total because that's what I would have burned if I weren't working out.

Just wondering.....

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  • Clownie7
    Clownie7 Posts: 3 Member
    I just add in the calories. Implication is that the exercise is "extra" calories, above basal... Doing that, I do better if I meet my target including exercise, than meeting the target without exercise...
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