A device to track CALS burnt off
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TonyRi
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Ive seen this ,
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/9134609.htm
I'm after something i can attach to myself so i can track my Calories burnt on my rowing machine , the rowing machine doesn't give me accurate readings , it said 100kals burned in 30 minutes of moderate rowing. It is a cheap rowing machine with one of them cheap kal/timers on it.
Anyone have any ideas?
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/9134609.htm
I'm after something i can attach to myself so i can track my Calories burnt on my rowing machine , the rowing machine doesn't give me accurate readings , it said 100kals burned in 30 minutes of moderate rowing. It is a cheap rowing machine with one of them cheap kal/timers on it.
Anyone have any ideas?
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I use a BodyMedia FIT, so far, it's the most accurate on the market. www.bodymedia.com0
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I use a BodyMedia FIT, so far, it's the most accurate on the market. www.bodymedia.com
Yup, Bodymedia/Bodybugg is 90% accurate and you can wear it all day long to tell you how many calories you really burn, even if it's your lazy day. I love mine.0 -
Couldn't link to work.0
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Yep, Fitbit's are great, I've got the One which also tracks your sleep. I've had it since January can't live without it now.0
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I use a BodyMedia FIT, so far, it's the most accurate on the market. www.bodymedia.com
Yup, Bodymedia/Bodybugg is 90% accurate and you can wear it all day long to tell you how many calories you really burn, even if it's your lazy day. I love mine.0 -
Heart rate monitor.
Polar FT7.0 -
I use a BodyMedia FIT, so far, it's the most accurate on the market. www.bodymedia.com
Yup, Bodymedia/Bodybugg is 90% accurate and you can wear it all day long to tell you how many calories you really burn, even if it's your lazy day. I love mine.
Kifit charge you, fitbit is free.0 -
BodyMedia Fit. It's the bomb! :happy:0
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Does FitBit do the same thing as a bodybugg/bodymedia? Does it track calories when I am sitting on my butt watching TV, using heat sensors and various other things? Or is it basically a glorified pedometer?0
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body media fit is where its at!0
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You don't want a Fitbit for tracking calorie burn during exercise. I love mine (I have the Flex now and had a Zip for many months). but its not meant for that. You need a heart rate monitor of some sort. I use a Zephyr that works with Bluetooth so I can connect it to something like Endomonodo or Runtastic (both of which have rowing exercise categories).0
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I think a heart rate monitor would you give you the best estimate of calories burned during exercise. The bodymedia, fitbit, etc. I believe are used for all day calculations of movement.
edit: ^^ I also use the zephyr with Endomondo and it works great, seamlessly syncs data to MyFitnessPal.0 -
Heart rate monitor.
Polar FT7.
I LOVE mine. I got it for fairly cheap on Amazon, too. The Polar FT4 is half the price and actually does the same thing. Good luck!0 -
You can use the body media with the app and it will track your workouts on your smart phone. Or you can just do the all day thing.0
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Does FitBit do the same thing as a bodybugg/bodymedia? Does it track calories when I am sitting on my butt watching TV, using heat sensors and various other things? Or is it basically a glorified pedometer?
Yes fitbit tracks calories when sitting on my but!!! But I can clip it to my bra, can't be doing with something strapped to my chest.
I love it but that's my opinion.0 -
I agree that a heart rate monitor is the way to go. The harder you work the higher your heart rate, no matter what activity you're doing. Be sure to use a calculator, though, that takes into account your gender, weight and age.
http://www.braydenwm.com/calburn.htm
I'm not sure why people want to track calories burned while watching TV.0 -
I use a BodyMedia FIT, so far, it's the most accurate on the market. www.bodymedia.com
What she said!!! I also have a Fitbit!! had that before I got the BodyMedia and didn't want to waste money so I use both! lol0 -
Being from the UK as another member just said i cant use the body media technology i don't think. I will invest in a Polar heart rate monitor. Seems to be the way forward.
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I got the Polar F4 for pretty cheap online. It's a lot more accurate than the gym machines and easy to work! Highly recommended.0
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I agree that a heart rate monitor is the way to go. The harder you work the higher your heart rate, no matter what activity you're doing. Be sure to use a calculator, though, that takes into account your gender, weight and age.
http://www.braydenwm.com/calburn.htm
I'm not sure why people want to track calories burned while watching TV.
Because the Bodybugg I have shows me my TDEE which is the best way to know what deficit to eat at to actually lose weight in a healthy way. I know I burn about 2.7 calories per minute when sleeping, working, sitting and doing nothing... and it also shows me that I burn 800 or 900 calories doing my cardio in the afternoon, 220 calories doing my DVD in the morning, a couple hundred calories throughout the day doing my walks. Everyone else uses a calculation to figure out their TDEE. I found that MFP is WAY underestimating how many calories I burn each day. The Bodybugg tells me exactly what I need to know.
But that is just my opinion.0
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