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Tachycardia and HRM

Samrny
Samrny Posts: 62 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
So I am considering investing in a Heart Rate Monitor to gauge how many calories I'm burning during cardio, especially as MFP's log and machines are usually way off, but I have a problem:
I am tachy, my heart consistently beats too fast, but not so fast that my doctor will prescribe anything. I struggle to keep my HR under 100 to donate blood or plasma.
So will a HRM be off for me? Or will it still be accurate?

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  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    How do you know MFP database (based on METS) and what may be multi thousand dollar machines are inaccurate?

    Why do you believe a $50 device designed to tell you your pulse and which can't actually measure energy will be more accurate?

    As your HR is way above average a HRM is even more inappropriate.
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