Polar ft4

Charlotte596_
Charlotte596_ Posts: 16 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Does my polar hrm burn calculation already take off the cals I would burnt anyway from doing nothing for an hour rather than being at the gym for an hour? Sorry can't think of the right word!!

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  • Michael062015
    Michael062015 Posts: 3 Member
    I think it does - but better to ask a pro about it
  • ScubaSteve1962
    ScubaSteve1962 Posts: 609 Member
    your burn calculations should only be for the time you're wearing it. I have the V800 it calculates for the whole day, but it keeps the training/activity/BMR calories separate, and only give me credit for the training calories.
  • Cronniss
    Cronniss Posts: 108 Member
    ScubaSteve1962 wrote: »
    your burn calculations should only be for the time you're wearing it. I have the V800 it calculates for the whole day, but it keeps the training/activity/BMR calories separate, and only give me credit for the training calories.

    This. I have the A300 and the H7 HRM, and I wear the H7 when I sleep to help monitor my nocturnal seizures. Because I'm wearing the H7 it counts it as extra activity instead of sleep time, so I have to go in to MFP and subtract the activity. (But since I start it before midnight it counts it for the day before, not the day I wake up.)
  • punkahontas71
    punkahontas71 Posts: 73 Member
    it tells you what you burn from the time you hit start to stop. Doesnt tell you what the difference is between resting and active. just what was burned.

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