Help from fellow hikers, please?

lbcbeachbum77

I hike several times a week... I go in a 400 acre area of BLM called Cathedral Hills where there are miles upon miles of trails. It is all dirt/granite path and the terrain is extremely varied. I push my self hard and jog in intervals when it is flat or slightly downhill, at the most I jog for up to 3 minutes continuously. There are also super steep short hill climbs or very long gradual hill climbs where I go very very slow and think my heart might explode :bigsmile: and likewise super steep or gradual downhills.

I do not have a smart phone or any kind of tracker and only measure by time. Today I went for 110 minutes.

Question is... how on earth do I log this exercise??

So far, I have been putting in that I do a 3.0 mph walk, moderate pace, walking dog. I feel like this may not be the best choice. I don't see any option in the database for hiking, other than backpacking carrying weight.

If you are a hiker, how do you enter it?

Thank you so much for your input and suggestions :flowerforyou:

KatieMae75

I've been able to log hiking before. It offered me several options including up hills, carrying backpack...ect. If there isnt one that suits you, you can Google calorie count for hiking and get an estimate, then create your own log for it here.

ETA, just saw where you posted there's only an option for carrying weight. You can select the one that says "climbing hills (carrying less than 10 pounds). I think it only changes the total calorie count if you select carrying more than 10 pounds.

mstclair03

I wore my heart rate monitor on my last hike

imaginaryplaces

I use this calculator: http://hikingscience.blogspot.com/p/calculate-calories-burned_22.html

I really don't know how accurate it is, but it is more conservative than some of the MFP hiking entries (and I'd rather underestimate my exercise calories).

madmickie

100 per mile and you wont be far out on average

jfan175

If you're going to jog for short intervals, you should probably do it on those gradual uphills. Downhills are horrible on the knees, especially if you've got extra weight.