HRM tracking dduring and after

autiemommy
autiemommy Posts: 238
edited September 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Just a question. I always stop my hrm when i finish my workout but my friend lets hers run tillher rate returns to normal. Am i supposed to do that.

She was explaining while your heart rate is still high you are burning calories still.

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  • mallorybriann
    mallorybriann Posts: 1,380 Member
    I stop mine when I cool down and my HR is "not in zone."
    I'd rather underestimate my burn than overestimate :)
  • ceirawillsucceed
    ceirawillsucceed Posts: 519 Member
    i dont know the answer but i heard this as well so i will be interested to know what others say.
  • timbotina
    timbotina Posts: 1,130 Member
    I usually stop might when I am done...I know you continue to burn calories but I figure those extra calories help for when I go over on cals....just my thought
  • ladybug1620
    ladybug1620 Posts: 1,136 Member
    You do still burn calories after your workout (called the "after burn"), but I also turn mine off as soon as my workout is over. My HR returns to normal pretty quickly so it's not a ton of calories to worry about for me.
  • Fattack
    Fattack Posts: 666 Member
    This is true, you do have an afterburn. Studies also show that the next day after exercise (particularly strength training) you burn more calories at rest. I turn my HRM off after my cooldowns, go change, but then I walk home and turn my HRM on for that, so my walk probably incorporates some of the afterburn from my classes - but then I turn it straight off when I'm home regardless of my heartrate (I live up a very big hill). However, the fitter you get the quicker your heart rate will revert to its resting state.
  • JDMPWR
    JDMPWR Posts: 1,863 Member
    You do have an afterburn. The problem is though that HRM's are very inaccurate below a certain HR so it's pointless to try to see how much you burned after a workout.

    People have been trying to wear their HRM throughout the day to see what they burn. I tried this once and it told me I burned 4000cals in one day which I know was not anywhere near correct.
  • JDMPWR
    JDMPWR Posts: 1,863 Member
    ......
  • littlemissanguissette
    littlemissanguissette Posts: 248 Member
    I will run it for about three to four minutes after my workout, or until my HR gets down to 115. Then I shut it off.
  • autiemommy
    autiemommy Posts: 238
    Thanks everyone for your replies. I think i will stay with turning it off when my workout is complete.

    YOU ALL ARE AWESOME!!!!!!
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