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calories burned figure skating

ausal
ausal Posts: 4 Member
edited December 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Hi, does anyone have experience with a particular brand of fitness monitor that works well in counting calories in figure skating? I find it hard to estimate b/c there is a lot of stopping and starting.

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  • mcemino2
    mcemino2 Posts: 427 Member
    I have a Samsung Gear Fit 2 pro, go general ice skating and roller skating. Not sure how accurate it is. Usually shows more calories burned roller skating than ice skating, even though ice takes more energy. Also shows more distance when ice skating vs. roller skating. Using UA Record to track, but it doesn't have ice skating so I use inline skating.
  • DX2JX2
    DX2JX2 Posts: 1,921 Member
    None will do a great job given the intermittent and interval nature of the activity. Depending on how hard you go and your weight, it might make sense to start with an assumption of moderate cardio (something like 7-8 calories per minute) and then to adjust from there.
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