HRM question for Polar FT7

Aeriel

Hello. I have seen people posting about subtracting your BMR from your calories on your HRM. The Polar FT7 comes with no requirements to set VO2 max or anything else. It just asks for age, height, weight etc. Does this HRM already account for your BMR when it gives you your calories burned, or do I need to be subtracting from that total it provides? Just want to make sure I am being accurate with calories burned, so I don't over eat.

jrich1

I have a FT7, I dont think it does, I think they automated the V02 calc over the F7 (wife never knows what to put it at), since when I have been losing weight I have noticed burning fewer calories.

I have never deducted the BMR out of mine, but I never get near my exercise cals so it evens out.

gillleeman

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gillleeman

Hi, I now (thanks to being informed by other MFP pals) deduct my calories burned from my normal daily activities (from the goal page). For every minute I exercise I deduct 1.4 mins from the total. So its normal daily activity divided by 24, divided by 60 = calories burnt per minute.