people werent lying about HRM's

Azdak

If you are looking to purchase an HRM or just want to understand them better:


http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/Azdak/view/the-real-facts-about-hrms-and-calories-what-you-need-to-know-before-purchasing-an-hrm-or-using-one-21472

JustJessie

If you are looking to purchase an HRM or just want to understand them better:


http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/Azdak/view/the-real-facts-about-hrms-and-calories-what-you-need-to-know-before-purchasing-an-hrm-or-using-one-21472

This was extremely helpful. Thank you!!

Jess0218

I have a Sportline HRM from Walmart, it was $27.00 dollars. Best money I ever spent. I wore it to my dr.s to make sure they got the same reading as my watch did when I had a checkup so that made me feel better about it's accuracy. I love it and def would recommend it :happy:

mariabee

Azdak, you're always so helpful! As with anything in this world... take everything with a grain of salt...

carmelasergi

Does anyone have a Polar FT40 Heart Rate Monitor??? I was thinking of getting this one? xx

Hi Noble...I have the Polar FT40 HRM and I LOVE it! The transmittor is very comfortable too. I'm very happy with mine. Good luck!

rgfor40

I have the Sportline Solo with Anytouch technology. it does way more than i want or need at this point. It can be kind of a paint with all the lap counters and beeps but once I got it set for what i wanted it's great.
the question i have for you (all) is what do you so about the difference in calories burned from any machine at the gym?
today for instance, my HRM said in 15 minutes i burned 340 calories while the machine i was on said 260.
thats a huge difference. for tracking purposes i always enter a lower number than my HRM says anyway. i figure if i
'bank" an extra 30-40 calories a day and not know thats good right?
One more thing, my protien shakes are 200 calories per, i feel like that's actually using up my caloies for the day faster than if i actually ate a healthy meal...thoughts?

Azdak

I have the Sportline Solo with Anytouch technology. it does way more than i want or need at this point. It can be kind of a paint with all the lap counters and beeps but once I got it set for what i wanted it's great.
the question i have for you (all) is what do you so about the difference in calories burned from any machine at the gym?
today for instance, my HRM said in 15 minutes i burned 340 calories while the machine i was on said 260.
thats a huge difference. for tracking purposes i always enter a lower number than my HRM says anyway. i figure if i
'bank" an extra 30-40 calories a day and not know thats good right?
One more thing, my protien shakes are 200 calories per, i feel like that's actually using up my caloies for the day faster than if i actually ate a healthy meal...thoughts?

Two thoughts: 340 calories in 15 min is over 1300 per hour. That is very difficult to achieve. Quite frankly, ever the 260 is probably a little high. I have been tested and, at 200lbs, I have to run at about 8 mph to burn 1000 cals/hr.

Protein shakes: you bring up a good point. A protein shake or bar needs to be looked at as a meal or a meal component, not a throwaway snack. I always look at not just the protein amount, but also the total food/satisfaction component as well. It's not that difficult to put together a 25g-30g protein meal under 400 calories that has a lot more flavor, fiber, trace nutrients, and, for me, eating satisfaction that a shake or protein bar.

Not saying bars and shakes don't serve a useful purpose--like you said, just something to think about. I go back and forth on the subject. Sometimes I like having bars around, especially at work on Sundays when I am there by myself for 12 hrs and don't pack enough food. A nice low-sugar protein bar beats ANYTHING out the the vending machine. But, if I make them a regular part of my eating routine, they get me down after a couple of weeks.

rgfor40

Azdak,
Thank you for your response. i agree those number seems kind of high but i don't know what i am doing to trick both the gym machine and the HRM to give me those numbers.
I get the same results from the same type of machine at 3 different gyms, and on 2 or 3 differe machines at each gym.
i enter my weight, age and typicaly set the incline and resistance the same on every machine.