Calories burned and my heart rate monitor

JamieG8991

I was curious to see how many calories I would burn in an 8 hour day at work as a child care teacher. So, this is what my heart rate monitor said and I'm not so sure it's accurate. That seems like a lot!! I do lift weights and I know the more muscle you have, the more fat and calories you burn even while resting, but this is A LOT!! Of course, I was working and NOT resting, but still. What do y'all think?

agcarden1

Depending on the type of HRM, you may need to subtract what you would normally be burning during that time (tdee for the 8 hrs) to get a more accurate count. It does sound like you get quite the workout there!

Fitfully_me

I wouldn't put much stock in this number as I don't think HRMs are to be used that way.
Your Heart Rate Monitor is used to well.. monitor your heart rate: give you an idea of how hard you're working when doing cardiovascular activities, namely steady-state cardio.

DopeItUp

HRMs don't work like that. They measure steady state exercise reasonably accurate, nothing else.

If you want something reasonably accurate that measures full day calorie expenditure, get a fitbit or something along those lines.

Neither is perfect but at least you'd be using them for their intended purpose.