Confused by HRM

engineman312

i use a timex HRM, and i find it to be pretty good. i mean, it can only be so acurate, considering it gives and estimation based on age, weight, maximum heart rate, and beat per minutes. i've used it almost from day one, and the results speak for themselves.

bigger out of shape people will have higher hear rates and larger calories consumed.

hell, the other day i did an intense work out for 90 minutes and burned like, 2000 calories. is that really acurate? i don't know. did i enjoy eating every last one of those exercise calories? no, because i would throw up, lol.

but a chest strap HRM is the most acurate way to estimate your energy expenditure.

JamesBurkes

Sounds like your HRM is off. That said, at 290lbs, 50+ minutes of cardio would probably be a big burn. At 205 I burn around 800 calories jogging at 5mph for 50 minutes, which is a lot higher than a lot of calculators say. Then again, it is also quite a hilly circuit and I'm at 80-90% of my max HR all the way round.

dad106

i use a timex HRM, and i find it to be pretty good. i mean, it can only be so acurate, considering it gives and estimation based on age, weight, maximum heart rate, and beat per minutes. i've used it almost from day one, and the results speak for themselves.

bigger out of shape people will have higher hear rates and larger calories consumed.

hell, the other day i did an intense work out for 90 minutes and burned like, 2000 calories. is that really acurate? i don't know. did i enjoy eating every last one of those exercise calories? no, because i would throw up, lol.

but a chest strap HRM is the most acurate way to estimate your energy expenditure.

You're also a male.. and TImex's assume that you are a male since they don't take gender into account.

They also don't use Vo2Max, which can make the calorie count off too.. esp if you got fitter since stating to use it.

When I had mine, it told me that I burned 580 calories walking on a treadmill for 30 minutes.. and I was like no, I think not.. back to the store you go!

engineman312

i use a timex HRM, and i find it to be pretty good. i mean, it can only be so acurate, considering it gives and estimation based on age, weight, maximum heart rate, and beat per minutes. i've used it almost from day one, and the results speak for themselves.

bigger out of shape people will have higher hear rates and larger calories consumed.

hell, the other day i did an intense work out for 90 minutes and burned like, 2000 calories. is that really acurate? i don't know. did i enjoy eating every last one of those exercise calories? no, because i would throw up, lol.

but a chest strap HRM is the most acurate way to estimate your energy expenditure.

You're also a male.. and TImex's assume that you are a male since they don't take gender into account.

They also don't use Vo2Max, which can make the calorie count off too.. esp if you got fitter since stating to use it.

When I had mine, it told me that I burned 580 calories walking on a treadmill for 30 minutes.. and I was like no, I think not.. back to the store you go!

You're right, I are a male! So is the OP. for a $50 hrm for a beginner, I can't complain.