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INTERVALS, HRM and CALORIES ????

Jarvis95
Posts: 157 Member
Hi MFP!!,
I use my POLAR FT4 HRM to track my exercise cals so I can eat them back.
I play floor hockey which is basically interval training. You play really hard, and then you sit off for a 2-5 min shift.
In the past, I was pausing my HRM when I was on the sidelines. I'd usually burn around 400 calories in 50 mins.
However my heart would still be up for at least 1-2 mins of the off shift
The last two times, I left it on the entire 50 mins, and I burned between 750-840 cals!!
What do people who do interval training and wear HRMs count?!? Even if I was resting for 50 mins, i'd only burn 55 calories....
Thanks so much!!!!
I use my POLAR FT4 HRM to track my exercise cals so I can eat them back.
I play floor hockey which is basically interval training. You play really hard, and then you sit off for a 2-5 min shift.
In the past, I was pausing my HRM when I was on the sidelines. I'd usually burn around 400 calories in 50 mins.
However my heart would still be up for at least 1-2 mins of the off shift
The last two times, I left it on the entire 50 mins, and I burned between 750-840 cals!!
What do people who do interval training and wear HRMs count?!? Even if I was resting for 50 mins, i'd only burn 55 calories....
Thanks so much!!!!
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