Recording Ice Hockey

homerun_j_p

I play men’s league hockey, games are three 15 minute periods with a 5 minute warm up. Obviously (at least if you understand hockey) I don’t skate the entire time. We usually run 2 or 3 lines meaning I am only on the ice ½ to a 1/3 of the actual game time. What should I record for length of time? If I enter 45 minutes I burn 449 calories, if I enter 15 minutes I burn 150 calories. Quiet a difference. My question is does myfitnesspal take into account that 45 minutes of hockey includes line changes? I am new to myfitnesspal and am trying to be as accurate as I can with my diaries.

PS I have the same question about snowboarding which is also in the database, if I spend 6 hours on the slopes does the app take into account time sitting on the lifts?

2Madmartigan2

I would like to know the answer to this question as well. Should I just record my time on ice or the game time?

brianpperkins

You aren't active the entire time ... record activity, not a game.

2Madmartigan2

Is this any different than rest periods between exercises at the gym? Typically your heart rate will still be up by the time your next shift comes around. I think we are just trying to understand how they calculated the caloric expenditure in order to properly record the exercise.

brianpperkins

An elevated heart rate does not equal continued exertion. It's the same reason why a HRM does not accurately calculate weight lifting ... the relationship exists between an elevated heart rate and caloric burn DURING steady state cardio but those the relationships do not exist when you stop the exertion or during anaerobic activities.

Logging your time on the bench is lying to yourself.

2Madmartigan2

Fair enough. Thanks for the reply!

runninggal30

I was wondering the same thing, it's a bit ambiguous. According to MFP if I ran 60 minutes at 6 MPH I burn 716 calories and 573 calories for 60 minutes ice hockey. I've been long distance running for over 10 years, I'm new to hockey. I sweat WAY more on the ice than I do in a race and it feels like my heart rate is way higher after sprinting down the ice than on a long run. Based on the perceived level of exertion, if MFP assumed that you were on the ice playing for the full 60 minutes, the calorie burn would be at least the same as the run. Having said that, I do prefer to err on the side of caution and just take 15 minutes off my logged hockey time to account for rests(just in case).

Lbrobt

I usually put myself down for 45 minutes....games are really 90 minutes if you take into account the stops and all the other nonsense. According to MFP, 45 minutes of general ice skating for me would be about 456 calories, so you figure the sprinting, the stops and starts, the bumping grinding etc etc...comes to about 500 calories....im pretty sure its more but 500 works for me....if it's more and i dont register it then even better. I'd rather err on the side of shorting myself calories burned then calories taken in....AND NOW the 2 beers in the parking lot are guilt free.....