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heart rate monitor

dhiggins8
dhiggins8 Posts: 466 Member
edited September 2024 in Introduce Yourself
when do you take the calorie reading right after you complete your workout a cartian time after your work out?

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  • sarahtroupe
    sarahtroupe Posts: 164
    UMMM RIGHT AFTER I COOL DOWN SO IF THAT MEANS I HAVE TO WALK FOR 3 MIN I DO SOMY HEART RATE CAN CALM DOWN.... HOPE THIS HELPS....
  • lindalee0315
    lindalee0315 Posts: 527 Member
    I generally wait until I've done a cool down, so if I hop right off the elliptical on a machine day, I wait until after I've stretched and walked around for a few minutes.
  • EHuntRN
    EHuntRN Posts: 320 Member
    I usually stop mines at the end of my workout...if I'm on a machine I do a cool down then stop it!!!
  • EHuntRN
    EHuntRN Posts: 320 Member
    I usually stop mines at the end of my workout...
  • dhiggins8
    dhiggins8 Posts: 466 Member
    so could I say take the reading when my heart rate returns to pre workout rate?
  • keeponkickin
    keeponkickin Posts: 1,520 Member
    My heart rate drops back to pre exercise very quickly and that's when I check my total calories.
  • VictorinoDennis
    VictorinoDennis Posts: 100
    I would take it when your heart rate returns to normal activity rate. You are still burning calories after you workout as long as your heart rate stays up.
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