HRMs: 1 question

LilacDreamer

Can someone please dumb this down for me?

If the Polar FT7 says my Max HR is 193...but i set it to 165...will that inflate my burned calorie number?

I really don't know what harm it would do to have my Polar FT7 set to a max HR of 165 instead of 193


if it will inflate the number of calories burned, then okay...iull change it to 193... i just felt like 193 was too high and 165 seemed right. I don't want to have an inaccurate amount of calories displayed.

LilacDreamer

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LilacDreamer

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getalife9353

I beleive it will have an affect, but I do not know how much.

LilacDreamer

I beleive it will have an affect, but I do not know how much.

thank you...does anyone else have an idea if it will make a difference in the calories if i set the HRM to Polar's chosen Max HR for me...if i just keep it at 165?

I have no idea what my max HR should be...i just figured 165 sounded ok.

KareninCanada

Max heart rate is generally 220 minus your age.... although that's certainly not flawless.

LilacDreamer

Max heart rate is generally 220 minus your age.... although that's certainly not flawless.

yes i understand that...what i am asking is a different question


If Polar says my Max HR is 193...but i set it to 165 (because 193 seems high to me) what kind of effect will that have on my calories burned? will it inflate the number and display more calories then i actually burned? or the opposite - will it show less calories or burned...or will it have NO EFFECT what so ever?

janegalt37

I'm kind of bumping this, because I'm so sleepy right now, and I've had a bit of Super Bowl drink, but I wanted to say...
When you have a good HRM like a Polar, and you imput all your accurate data (age, weight, height and more), it will tell you what your max heart rate at a safe level is. If you go over it, that could be dangerous in the long term. Stay within your recommended heart rate as stated by your Polar HRM.
I'll get back to you in the morning. lol Sweet dreams.

janegalt37

Max heart rate is generally 220 minus your age.... although that's certainly not flawless.

yes i understand that...what i am asking is a different question


If Polar says my Max HR is 193...but i set it to 165 (because 193 seems high to me) what kind of effect will that have on my calories burned? will it inflate the number and display more calories then i actually burned? or the opposite - will it show less calories or burned...or will it have NO EFFECT what so ever?

Because your profile is locked up so tight, no on can see any of your stats, so they can't answer your question. You're anonymous here, so you might as well open everything up to get the best advice.

LilacDreamer

Max heart rate is generally 220 minus your age.... although that's certainly not flawless.

yes i understand that...what i am asking is a different question


If Polar says my Max HR is 193...but i set it to 165 (because 193 seems high to me) what kind of effect will that have on my calories burned? will it inflate the number and display more calories then i actually burned? or the opposite - will it show less calories or burned...or will it have NO EFFECT what so ever?

Because your profile is locked up so tight, no on can see any of your stats, so they can't answer your question. You're anonymous here, so you might as well open everything up to get the best advice.

but my question has nothing to do with my profile....im just asking - if i dont go with Polars Recommended Max HR...will that inflate the number of calories burned?
Then I will know whether or not to use Polar's recommended Max HR (193) - or my own, LOWER Max Hr (165)

I have not been tested for a max hr, so i simply chose a # that seemed reasonable.

fxst78

Don't adjust the Max HR, use what Polar sets it as. So in your case 193

Manually adjusting it won't actually stop you from going above it, you adjust your own heart rate by slowing down speeding up your workout.

It will effect the calorie burn because it will adjust your 60% and 80% zone and be innacurate.

ETA - Also, opening your profile would allow us to see you age and this has a HUGE effect on Max HR. As I said, use the FT7 recommendation.

LilacDreamer

Don't adjust the Max HR, use what Polar sets it as. So in your case 193

Manually adjusting it won't actually stop you from going above it, you adjust your own heart rate by slowing down speeding up your workout.

It will effect the calorie burn because it will adjust your 60% and 80% zone and be innacurate.

ETA - Also, opening your profile would allow us to see you age and this has a HUGE effect on Max HR. As I said, use the FT7 recommendation.

my age is 27
im female
5'7ish
254lbs

polar says it should be 193.

there, all the info without people checking out my profile.

fxst78

Well if you are asking for people help and then being rude when they ask for more information you will not get very far.

With you stats 193 would be a very accurate Max HR. you would probably get above 160 on a good stair climb and go over your own "estimated Max HR"

LilacDreamer

Well if you are asking for people help and then being rude when they ask for more information you will not get very far.

With you stats 193 would be a very accurate Max HR. you would probably get above 160 on a good stair climb and go over your own "estimated Max HR"

I'm not being rude, but i have my profile private for a reason. people see my profile and send me rude messages, i dont need to deal with that.

i didnt just pull pull a number out of the sky. it's from the charts at the gym that can be found on cardio machines. it says anything in the 160s for someone my ate is ANaerobic...so why would 193 be better then 165? Thats also anaerobic.

fxst78

The charts in the gym saying anaerboic at 160 is for 80% So if your 80% is 160, that would put your 100% at 200, so again the Polar putting you at 193 is pretty close.

You do not work at your 100%, you work at either (approx) 60% or 80% (for you 120 or 160)

yeabby

220-27(your age)=193.

Go with that. I don't think it will affect your calorie count to adjust it but, it will affect if it's showing you being in your target zone and when the alarms go off.

getalife9353

i didnt just pull pull a number out of the sky. it's from the charts at the gym that can be found on cardio machines. it says anything in the 160s for someone my ate is ANaerobic...so why would 193 be better then 165? Thats also anaerobic.

Anaerobic is not the same as maximum HR.
There can be very good reasons to go into the anaerobic range. Anaerobic is typically calculated to start at 80% of max, but in reality it will defer to some extend for each individual.

I would recommend doing some research on training using a HR monitor, if you are interested in getting the most from your HR monitor.

If you don’t want to do the research my recommendation would be to leave the setting at the default that Polar calculates, and if you really don’t want to go into the anaerobic range, limit your activity level to 80% of max. This would allow the calorie estimation to be as accurate is the Polar calculations will allow.

CallmeSbo

Max heart rate is generally 220 minus your age.... although that's certainly not flawless.

yes i understand that...what i am asking is a different question


If Polar says my Max HR is 193...but i set it to 165 (because 193 seems high to me) what kind of effect will that have on my calories burned? will it inflate the number and display more calories then i actually burned? or the opposite - will it show less calories or burned...or will it have NO EFFECT what so ever?

Because your profile is locked up so tight, no on can see any of your stats, so they can't answer your question. You're anonymous here, so you might as well open everything up to get the best advice.

what do you need the profile stats for? The question is a simple one. He has provided us all the info needed to answer the question.

To PO. I am not sure how this will affect your calories burned. But i would say stay with what YOU are comfortable with. Im 34, i can work out up to 181max but im not comfortable there, i prefer around 167. Good luck. When you get your answer please let us know. I would like to know too.

heybales

If the Polar FT7 says my Max HR is 193...but i set it to 165...will that inflate my burned calorie number?

I really don't know what harm it would do to have my Polar FT7 set to a max HR of 165 instead of 193

if it will inflate the number of calories burned, then okay...iull change it to 193... i just felt like 193 was too high and 165 seemed right. I don't want to have an inaccurate amount of calories displayed.

If you set the MHR lower than it really is, then your calories would be over estimated. No harm, but obviously you are interested in something as accurate as possible, so why do it?

So you do a workout at avg HR of say 145.

If max is set at 193, there was plenty of range available for you to increase your effort (only at 75%), therefore this was a low effort, therefore fewer calories.
If max is set at 165, you are going at 88%, which is going to be a much bigger calorie burn.

Yes MHR is important in calculations.

Actually, what Polar does is take your MHR and age and calculates a VO2max figure, and uses those all in a formula with gender and weight.
The MHR is used for zones too of course, so nice to have right for that reason, even though they have no idea what is fat-burning or not without knowing your lactate threshold.

Some of their more expensive HRM's let you enter in your own VO2max too, and/or have some flaky self-test at rest to guess it.

Here is best way to get both if you really want to get those stats correct.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/466973-i-want-to-test-for-my-max-heart-rate-vo2-max

BTW, for women, Polar HR calorie burn estimates are very off going for calculated MHR and VO2max alone. Up to 33%.
Gets much more accurate when you enter your own stats. 13%
Men luck out.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/459580-polar-hrm-calorie-burn-estimate-accuracy-study

For women the 226 minus age formula has a huge bell curve, you are more likely to be 20 bpm off than within that range.

Pretty sure this was in the other topic and you probably missed it, hopefully you'll see this one.