help decide how to log

puddintot
puddintot Posts: 41 Member
edited November 18 in Fitness and Exercise
So I live in a very hilly neighborhood. Very few flat stretches in my walk. I push a double stroller with a four year old and two year old in it. How would you track that? No heart rate monitor etc available.

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  • socioseguro
    socioseguro Posts: 1,679 Member
    Hi:

    I feel your pain, it is difficult to calculate calories burned for cardio activity without a heart rate monitor.
    My suggestion is to change your calories target to the TDEE method
    http://iifym.com/tdee-calculator/
    Then, you do not have to eat your burned calories back.
    Good luck in your healthy journey
  • joepratt503
    joepratt503 Posts: 191 Member
    Take the most conservative number you feel is reasonably accurate and use that. There are a bunch of pre-builts for walking: easy, moderate, etc. and one of those should fit.

    its better to underestimate than overestimate (and then post the "why am I not losing" post).
  • Asher_Ethan
    Asher_Ethan Posts: 2,430 Member
    Definitely underestimate what you think you're burning. I also live in a very hilly area and I jog them (with a jogging stroller) and I put it in as a 4.5 mph walk and usually eat back 50% - 75% of those calories burned. It's working for me fine right now. I hope this helps.
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