Beta Blockers and accurate calories burned with a HRM

TWrecks1968

I am on a beta blocker for my high blood pressure. Because of it, my heart rate is always really low. When I use my heart rate monitor, it registers a low heart rate, and then the calories burned is always pretty low, I think lower than it should be. I would like to log in an accurate number. Anyone else have any problems with this?

Losingbooty

http://www.livestrong.com/article/29237-weight-loss-diet-people-beta/

TrainingWithTonya

I would suggest going with the standard MFP calories burned instead of the heart rate monitor. I'm about to take my last cardiac rehab final (for my Exercise Physiology bachelors degree) and start my internship in our local cardiac rehab department in January. In all of my training, we've been taught not to use a heart rate monitor for calorie estimates for people on medications (not just beta blockers, but others too) and not to even do an estimate of exercise intensity by heart rate like we would for the average population because it is so inaccurate due to the medications. So, I would tell you to do the same thing I will be telling my patients next month. Go by the RPE scale to judge intensity and by METs to determine calorie burns. MFP uses METs, so just go by it. ;-)

TWrecks1968

Wow, that is great information. Thanks so much.

daydream58

Thanks for the great info - very helpful

Vanilladays

Just what I needed to know.....thanks and I hope you did well.