HRM and vcation

greeneyed84
greeneyed84 Posts: 427 Member
edited September 24 in Fitness and Exercise
Ok, so i found a HRM on amazon for pretty cheap & i wanna get it. Mainly b/c i do some workouts at home where ihave no clue how many calories i'm buring. And 2nd b/c we're gonna go on vacation this summer and since i don't wanna gain weight back i am gonna still watch what i'm eating. We're going o Disney World so there's gonna be a lot of walking.... So my question is, can i have the HRM on all day and count what i burned that way? Or should i just up my activity level on here during that time?

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  • christy_frank
    christy_frank Posts: 680 Member
    A HRM will not work that way. There is what is called a Body Bug and that goes on your arm and apparently that will work that way. I think your best bet would be to estimate your walking time and speed and log it.
  • greeneyed84
    greeneyed84 Posts: 427 Member
    A HRM will not work that way. There is what is called a Body Bug and that goes on your arm and apparently that will work that way. I think your best bet would be to estimate your walking time and speed and log it.

    Thanks ,i will have to check that out!
  • tdonlin
    tdonlin Posts: 934 Member
    You can also just pick up a pedometer which will record the number of steps which will give you distance. Between distance and time, you should be able to fairly accurately estimate your number of cals burned.
  • greeneyed84
    greeneyed84 Posts: 427 Member
    Thanks! I just did some research and they have pedometers that do count your calories at the same time as steps. Quite need. Doing some more research though
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