hrm running vs. walking
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Whether or not you burned more calories, you put 53 minutes of your day towards walking/running with your son. Calories burned aside you did something beneficial to your body and basic mindset. The weight loss will come, just keep it up and most importantly, enjoy it!
Edit: Great first post, welcome to MFP!0 -
Whether or not you burned more calories, you put 53 minutes of your day towards walking/running with your son. Calories burned aside you did something beneficial to your body and basic mindset. The weight loss will come, just keep it up and most importantly, enjoy it!
Edit: Great first post, welcome to MFP!
If you're in the US, there is a program called Girls on the Run that starts in 3rd grade. It's a running/self-esteem program. Look into it - maybe your school has a chapter or you could start one. My daughter started it this year and LOVES it.0 -
There is a study that was done that disputes your HRM. someone posted it here on MFP. It suggested that walking does not burn the same at all. In fact, if I remember correctly, it burns about 30 to 40% less. An HRM simply has an algorithm built into it. Who knows what that algorithm contains? It could be off. It doesn't really read calories, that's not its function, it reads your heart beat and it does that pretty well. Cals burned is a pretty wild guesstimate.
That's far more important. I did the same with my son.
FWIW, my HRM calculates walking and running the same as far as cals burned. But, I just don't believe it. With running, your hopping, with breif periods of no feet on the ground. With walking, there is always a foot on the ground, so no hopping. It is more effort to run. But, that's not really the point with what you are doing. So, non-issue.0 -
I have been using a HRM for over 10+ years and monitoring my calorie's taken in during that time and I have to tell you they are pretty close to accurate. The HRM is going to be your best and most accurate option for your true burn and the MFP and others I have found (in my opinion) to be way off).
Keep in mind your body and exercises are not static and they wont always be consistent. There are a lot of variables that come into play and I can do the same exact workout, at the same exact pace, etc for a week straight and come up with different calories burned. Its not a significant difference but there will always be some.0 -
If you're in the US, there is a program called Girls on the Run that starts in 3rd grade. It's a running/self-esteem program. Look into it - maybe your school has a chapter or you could start one. My daughter started it this year and LOVES it.0
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My knees ache when I run. I am 52. I try to never run. But I can kick butt on an elliptical and it never bothers them at all. High calorie burn and very low impact.0
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