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Cardio activity

gemmadaly04
gemmadaly04 Posts: 1
edited January 2 in Fitness and Exercise
If I am doing cardio at the gym ie cross trainer, stepper etc what do i class this as on the exercise tracker? Thanks

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  • meshashesha2012
    meshashesha2012 Posts: 8,329 Member
    maybe elliptical? is the stepper more like a stairmaster because there's an option in there for that
  • Timehope
    Timehope Posts: 44 Member
    There are 2 types of Stairmaster -- the escalator style (stepmill), and the stepper in which you don't actually step up. The calorie burns are different, I believe.

    My Polar heart monitor tracks my calorie burn ( much more accurately than the various machines themselves) -- I have found that the category " hiking uphill" is extremely close to what I get on the stepmill for the same amount of time. If you can't find the exact exercise in the database you may be able to find a reliable stand in.
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