Calorie after-burn

Ree_Chatelain
Ree_Chatelain Posts: 229 Member
edited September 27 in Fitness and Exercise
When tracking calories burned during exercise do you stop the count as soon as the actual exercise is over or should the count keep going until the heart rate evens back out to normal? I did my run today when I got off the treadmill the count was 560 burned. By the time I left the gym and got home my Polar was at 715 when I took it off and my heart rate was still above normal.(Before I was just going with whatever the treadmill said so I would have just used 365 for today) I just want to know how much I sould track.

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  • Cookie22684
    Cookie22684 Posts: 585 Member
    Bump
  • CassieLEO
    CassieLEO Posts: 757 Member
    I was wondering the same thing, because I notice that if I forget to shut it off right after, Im still burning crazy calories for about 5-10 mins after. I hope someone knows what to do LOL!!
  • mynameiscarrie
    mynameiscarrie Posts: 963 Member
    I would just count what you do exercising... you're body always burns calories. Especially if you lift with cardio you burn calories longer and what not, so I wouldn't count the extra. I stop once I'm done exercising.
  • ebgbjo
    ebgbjo Posts: 821 Member
    I really want to know the answer for this when it comes to HIIT
  • claire_b79
    claire_b79 Posts: 101 Member
    I'm not sure what the correct thing to do is but I turn my off after I have done my cool down. So if I run for 30 minutes and cool down for 5 I turn it off after that. I just consider the after burn bonus. Not sure if it's the right thing to do though.
  • taiyola
    taiyola Posts: 964 Member
    I keep an eye on my heart rate when before I start when I press 'start', and don't stop it until my heart rate has gone back to around the same mark.
  • CorinthiaB
    CorinthiaB Posts: 488 Member
    I wondered the same thing last night. I would love to get and answer.
  • ladyhawk00
    ladyhawk00 Posts: 2,457 Member
    Typically, the difference isn't going to be huge either way, unless you're pretty out of shape and it takes a long time for your HR to return to normal.

    But for most people, because you're using an HRM and can get an accurate reading, waiting until HR drops below at least 100 will be a good way to account for afterburn. That's about where HRM's stop being very accurate with cals burned, as they're not intended to accurately record cals burned in an anaerobic state.
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