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Log warm up as part of exercise?

KayteeBear
Posts: 1,040 Member
I guess this goes more for workout videos. I usually log the full video as my workout time. But when you actually think about it the actual work out is not that whole time. Soo do you subtract warm up and cool down and only do the actual workout or do you log the full time?
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For 30DS, I have my HRM going from the minute I start. So I log it - because it works it out for me! And I log the cool down as well, obviously.
However, my gym is within walking distance (takes about 5 minutes to get there) and I don't start my watch until I get on a machine so I don't count warm up/cool down in that regard.0 -
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If you want to calculate it separately from your workout, use 3 calories a minute as a warmup/cooldown burn rate. It seems reasonable and that is on par with walking at 2.0mph (very slow pace)0
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For 30DS, I have my HRM going from the minute I start. So I log it - because it works it out for me! And I log the cool down as well, obviously.
However, my gym is within walking distance (takes about 5 minutes to get there) and I don't start my watch until I get on a machine so I don't count warm up/cool down in that regard.
Same for me!!0
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