Measure TDEE with HRM?

LTKeegan

Is it possible to measure your TDEE with a HRM?

ShannonMpls

No. You won't get any sort of accurate calorie expenditure picture wearing a HRM 24/7. The algorithms they use to estimate calories burned assumes steady-state cardio at an elevated heart rate.

A Fitbit or BodyMedia will help you estimate TDEE.

trogalicious

no. they don't work that way.

LTKeegan

Thanks guys


I'm wearing one today to estimate how much I burn on my walks around campus all day and I was wondering if it translated.

Will it affect anything if I wear it all day on exercise mode and only count the calorie estimates when I'm walking around?

sijomial

No you can't.

Count your food calories over a period of several weeks, take into account any change in weight and average it out.

Example:
Since 6th January I've eaten 219,075 cals + 17,500 cals for losing 5lbs.

Divide by the number of days (91) and it gives me a TDEE of 2,600

trogalicious

No you can't.

Count your food calories over a period of several weeks, take into account any change in weight and average it out.

Example:
Since 6th January I've eaten 219,075 cals + 17,500 cals for losing 5lbs.

Divide by the number of days (91) and it gives me a TDEE of 2,600

this is the best approach. give it upwards of 6 weeks to get a decent average.

TeaBea

Thanks guys


I'm wearing one today to estimate how much I burn on my walks around campus all day and I was wondering if it translated.

Will it affect anything if I wear it all day on exercise mode and only count the calorie estimates when I'm walking around?

A heart rate monitor is designed for steady state cardio.....one with a chest strap compares your resting heart rate, to your heart rate while "working out"....that difference is used as your exertion level. I remember walking around campus carrying a heavy book bag.....it didn't do a whole lot to increase my heart rate, so not really cardio.

A pedometer (a FitBit is a fancy model) ......can give you your activity level. Number of steps translates to activity. Omron ($20 or so) ...is a nice one.

<5000 steps/day may be used as a sedentary lifestyle
5000-7499 steps/day is typical of daily activity might be considered low active
7500-9999 likely includes some volitional activities considered somewhat active
10,000 steps/day indicates the point that should be used to classify individuals as active
>12500 steps/day are likely to be classified as highly active

cwolfman13

Thanks guys


I'm wearing one today to estimate how much I burn on my walks around campus all day and I was wondering if it translated.

Will it affect anything if I wear it all day on exercise mode and only count the calorie estimates when I'm walking around?

I wouldn't bother with it for anything other than actual steady state aerobics/cardio where you are actually having a good increase in HR to more accurately reflect to what level of VO2 max you are working at. They really aren't that accurate for walking so you're not going to really get anything accurate for walking to and from class, etc...you really need to be performing a steady state aerobic event for a HRM to be remotely accurate for calorie burn.

A Fitbit or something similar would be far more beneficial to what you are trying to do here...but really, sijomial's suggestion is best practices and works well.

LTKeegan

Thanks guys


I'm wearing one today to estimate how much I burn on my walks around campus all day and I was wondering if it translated.

Will it affect anything if I wear it all day on exercise mode and only count the calorie estimates when I'm walking around?

A heart rate monitor is designed for steady state cardio.....one with a chest strap compares your resting heart rate, to your heart rate while "working out"....that difference is used as your exertion level. I remember walking around campus carrying a heavy book bag.....it didn't do a whole lot to increase my heart rate, so not really cardio.

A pedometer (a FitBit is a fancy model) ......can give you your activity level. Number of steps translates to activity. Omron ($20 or so) ...is a nice one.

<5000 steps/day may be used as a sedentary lifestyle
5000-7499 steps/day is typical of daily activity might be considered low active
7500-9999 likely includes some volitional activities considered somewhat active
10,000 steps/day indicates the point that should be used to classify individuals as active
>12500 steps/day are likely to be classified as highly active

What is an increased heart rate, my resting HR is around 64 and when walking around campus I'm around 94. Is that not enough of an increase?

trogalicious

Thanks guys


I'm wearing one today to estimate how much I burn on my walks around campus all day and I was wondering if it translated.

Will it affect anything if I wear it all day on exercise mode and only count the calorie estimates when I'm walking around?

A heart rate monitor is designed for steady state cardio.....one with a chest strap compares your resting heart rate, to your heart rate while "working out"....that difference is used as your exertion level. I remember walking around campus carrying a heavy book bag.....it didn't do a whole lot to increase my heart rate, so not really cardio.

A pedometer (a FitBit is a fancy model) ......can give you your activity level. Number of steps translates to activity. Omron ($20 or so) ...is a nice one.

<5000 steps/day may be used as a sedentary lifestyle
5000-7499 steps/day is typical of daily activity might be considered low active
7500-9999 likely includes some volitional activities considered somewhat active
10,000 steps/day indicates the point that should be used to classify individuals as active
>12500 steps/day are likely to be classified as highly active

What is an increased heart rate, my resting HR is around 64 and when walking around campus I'm around 94. Is that not enough of an increase?

no. using an HRM for this isn't going to give you accurate information.

seriously.

the fitbit or "log and do math" recommendations are the best things from this thread.

TeaBea

Thanks guys


I'm wearing one today to estimate how much I burn on my walks around campus all day and I was wondering if it translated.

Will it affect anything if I wear it all day on exercise mode and only count the calorie estimates when I'm walking around?

A heart rate monitor is designed for steady state cardio.....one with a chest strap compares your resting heart rate, to your heart rate while "working out"....that difference is used as your exertion level. I remember walking around campus carrying a heavy book bag.....it didn't do a whole lot to increase my heart rate, so not really cardio.

A pedometer (a FitBit is a fancy model) ......can give you your activity level. Number of steps translates to activity. Omron ($20 or so) ...is a nice one.

<5000 steps/day may be used as a sedentary lifestyle
5000-7499 steps/day is typical of daily activity might be considered low active
7500-9999 likely includes some volitional activities considered somewhat active
10,000 steps/day indicates the point that should be used to classify individuals as active
>12500 steps/day are likely to be classified as highly active

What is an increased heart rate, my resting HR is around 64 and when walking around campus I'm around 94. Is that not enough of an increase?

Not likely.......

You start with 226 BPM (female) .....subtract your age. That's your max heart rate.....for beginner cardio you want at least 60% of that number. That's mild.....you then want to increase from there as you become more conditioned.

http://www.fitday.com/fitness-articles/fitness/cardio/reaching-your-cardio-target-heart-rate.html