HRM help, Please!

BrookeEspinosa
BrookeEspinosa Posts: 92
edited September 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
So I finally got a hrm. A cheap one $30 at Walmart. I have used it 2 days, and it it pretty close to the mfp calories burned. So can I trust it? During Taebo I check my heart rate 3 times and it was 150 and above. I am 29 and weigh 181 pounds and female. Does that sound right? I just dont want to overestimate, but I'm wondering if my weight loss has been slow due to underestimating calories burned, and overestimating my calories.

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  • pixietoes
    pixietoes Posts: 1,591 Member
    To know if it's correct, you need only take your pulse and see if you get the same results the HRM is reporting.
  • Losing2Live69
    Losing2Live69 Posts: 743 Member
    Does the HRM you got have a chest strap?
  • david081
    david081 Posts: 489 Member
    Does it have a chest strap? The ones without have very questionable accuracy...
  • BrookeEspinosa
    BrookeEspinosa Posts: 92
    It has no chest strap, but Ive taken my pulse after doing taebo and it was 155. That just seems like a lot of calories.
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