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Something I don't understand about Heart Monitors...

Brent_J
Brent_J Posts: 54
edited December 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
At the end of the workout they spit out a "calories burned" number. Does that include, or is it in addition to the calories that I would have burned if I had been watching TV or in a coma?

Just for fun I wore my HRM while making dinner tonight. At the end it said I burned 84 calories. I'm not going to write that down. That's not exercise, that's just living. That number is included in my BMR calculation.

Suggestions? Ideas?

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  • rherington
    rherington Posts: 85 Member
    Jt is actual burn. It does not care what you burn watching tv. :)
  • Brent_J
    Brent_J Posts: 54
    Yeah, so it seems like I'm double counting some calories burned. My BMR assumes some basic calorie burn for an hour of the day. And then when I work out during the day, a HRM will count those calories as well in addition to some bonus for working out.

    When I add my HRM number to MFP, it seems like I'm double dipping just a bit. Surely I'm not the only one who has thought of this.
    Jt is actual burn. It does not care what you burn watching tv. :)
  • gregmiddag
    gregmiddag Posts: 25 Member
    I think you have a point but I am not sure it is that exact of a science. Who knows maybe you actually burn more calories than your HRM says. A good estimate is I think all it is. A 50-80 cal difference up or down won't change much and probably avgs out anyway.
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