Calculating Calories Using HRM

bjshields

Okay, so I have a heart rate monitor, but it isn't the kind that calculates calories for me. I have a friend (you know who you are!) who has a HRM that does everything but exercise for you. So -- my resting heart rate is around 55, I think; yesterday, I got my heart rate up to 150 while doing ChaLEAN Extreme Burn Intervals. Obviously, it did not stay at that rate, but went up & down (intervals) throughout the session. How does that translate to calories burned?

biscuittrisha

Someone else a few weeks ago posted the link below and I have been using it ever since. This is a great tool...all you need to know is your average heart rate for the time that you work out.

http://www.triathlontrainingblog.com/calculators/calories-burned-calculator-based-on-average-heart-rate/

Take care,
Trisha

opher

Before I started using a HRM I used the calculator at http://www.healthstatus.com/calculate/cbc which has a gazillion activities. You enter your body weight, the number of minutes next to the type of exercise, and hit "calculate". Of course you could simply get a real HRM . I got my Polar FT7 for under $100 including free shipping at HeartRateMonitorsUSA.com.

tmthorn0927

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