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uh....what??

mrsknotts
mrsknotts Posts: 115
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Just curious what would work better at tracking calories when not using a machine: a HRM or a fitbit? It seems they do different things and at this moment I'm just curious of calorie burn. Also! Should I worry about going over in sugar if it comes from natural sources like fruit? Im always over!

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  • erickirb
    erickirb Posts: 12,294 Member
    unless you are diabetic don't worry about going over on sugar, if you are tracking carbs no reason to also track sugar except the reason stated earlier.

    As for HRM vs. Fitbit. HRMs calculate calories burned during exercise only as it relies on an elevated HR to make its equation reliable. A fitbit is like the bodybugg and give you calories burned all day, not just from exercise.
  • sms1986
    sms1986 Posts: 113 Member
    If the sugar comes from healthy sources such as fruit, that's fine. It's the sugar you get from eating too much chocolate, cakes, biscuits etc that should be kept to a minimum, if not cut out altogether.
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