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MerBear1985
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So, I do a lot of skiing and snowboarding during the winter, at least I want to do a lot this winter. I just have never been really sure how to accurately track how much exercise I am actually doing. The ski hill I go to is almost an hour away from my house, so when I go I go for a full day. I am just wondering if anyone has any idea the best way to track this. I have thought up a few ways and would like your opinion on each.
1. Wear my HRM and keep it on all day.
2. Wear my HRM and stop it when I am sitting on the chair, eating etc. (And try to remember to turn it on and off).
3. Estimate the time spent actually skiing/snowboarding and log it using the list in MFP.
4. Using a stopwatch to time how long I ski/board (Again remembering to turn it on and off).
What would you do?
1. Wear my HRM and keep it on all day.
2. Wear my HRM and stop it when I am sitting on the chair, eating etc. (And try to remember to turn it on and off).
3. Estimate the time spent actually skiing/snowboarding and log it using the list in MFP.
4. Using a stopwatch to time how long I ski/board (Again remembering to turn it on and off).
What would you do?
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I generally estimate the amount of time I spent boarding and how I feel afterwards. If I was on the hill all morning, and my muscles are not sore...I know I was not putting that much into it and should estimate on the lower end. Not to scientific- but I know my body
If you want accuracy, use your HRM. To me, though..that would take the fun out of it and turn it into a workout instead of just enjoying the snow.
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I have always wondered the same too, I think option 3 would be the best. I started snowboarding last year and its a great workout for sure but its so difficult to figure out how many cals you burned.0
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I would probably log it based on how much effort I felt like I put forth. Like I know how much calories I generally burn in one of my hard lifting classes or zumba vs what I burn doing a dvd at home or walking around the block. I would guess and then maybe subtract 100-200 calories to be safe. Eat that amount and if you eat the right things then I would say you should feel satisfied, if you are still starving you probably burned more calories than you estimated ? make any sense?0
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It depends how closely you want track your calories. You could do 2 for one day to establish a baseline, then use it to estimate calories for the other days.0
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