Heart Rate monitor

I personally love my Polar Ft40... Has a chest strap- which I dont mind and transmits HR to watch. The watch beeps when you get below or above your target heart rate for optimal calorie burn (calculated byt the personal data you enter in) PLus..it comes in pink so I was SOLD

Not sure using a heart rate monitor will be all that accurate either. Long time ago i used to run with a guy, we would run the same distance (~3 miles in about 16 - 17 minutes) at the same speed and at the end we woudl check our pulse rates. Mine would typically be over 150 his would typically be under 110.

Get anyone with a chest strap. The watch goes by touch but your not touching all the time. Having the chest strap accuratly calculates your calories burned. This is assuming that you programmed all the correct data in your watch. I bought a Sportsline watch and chest strap for 80 bucks at Sports Authority and it works great.

Not sure using a heart rate monitor will be all that accurate either. Long time ago i used to run with a guy, we would run the same distance (~3 miles in about 16 - 17 minutes) at the same speed and at the end we woudl check our pulse rates. Mine would typically be over 150 his would typically be under 110.

Thats because the monitor is calculating your body speciifically. unless you have the same weight, height, fat and muscle mass it wont be the same.
Your heart is like a snowflake - there arent 2 the same

Heart Rate monitor

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ALSO WHAT IS THE BEST SITE FOR EXERCISE COLORIES BURNED, A SITE THAT INCLUDES TREADMILLS AND TREADCLIMBERS AT DIFFERENT SETTINGS. AND HOW DO YOU KEEP TRACK OF "STEPS" CALORIES BURNS AS IT ALSO INCLUDES YOUR EXERCISE??? THANK YOU FOR ANY INFORMATION AND FEED BACK

Heart Rate monitor

BUMP FOR THE FEED BACK AS WELL

ALSO WHAT IS THE BEST SITE FOR EXERCISE COLORIES BURNED, A SITE THAT INCLUDES TREADMILLS AND TREADCLIMBERS AT DIFFERENT SETTINGS. AND HOW DO YOU KEEP TRACK OF "STEPS" CALORIES BURNS AS IT ALSO INCLUDES YOUR EXERCISE??? THANK YOU FOR ANY INFORMATION AND FEED BACK:flowerforyou:

Heart Rate monitor

BUMP FOR THE FEED BACK AS WELL

ALSO WHAT IS THE BEST SITE FOR EXERCISE COLORIES BURNED, A SITE THAT INCLUDES TREADMILLS AND TREADCLIMBERS AT DIFFERENT SETTINGS. AND HOW DO YOU KEEP TRACK OF "STEPS" CALORIES BURNS AS IT ALSO INCLUDES YOUR EXERCISE??? THANK YOU FOR ANY INFORMATION AND FEED BACK:flowerforyou:

You might as well use what MFP gives if you don't want/have a HRM. It's as accurate as any other site. Steps depends on what you mean by steps. It's not exercise if you just wander around doing household chores, shopping, etc. and if you are out for a brisk walk then you should be able to log your time and speed to get an accurate count.

Not sure using a heart rate monitor will be all that accurate either. Long time ago i used to run with a guy, we would run the same distance (~3 miles in about 16 - 17 minutes) at the same speed and at the end we woudl check our pulse rates. Mine would typically be over 150 his would typically be under 110.

Thats because the monitor is calculating your body speciifically. unless you have the same weight, height, fat and muscle mass it wont be the same.
Your heart is like a snowflake - there arent 2 the same

Except that HR is only loosely tied to calorie burns.

If something startles me, my HR goes up. Caffeine causes elevated HR. Am I burning more calories watching a scary movie or drinking soda? What if I do both at the same time???

This is true. Which is why a person only uses is for specifically cardio activities. Well at least only should in my opinion. Having worn and experimented with mine for over a year I know that I can rely on it for cardio. It is useless for weights or scary movies.

A very general description...
Heart rate increases during weightlifting due to internal pressure makiing it more difficult to pump the blood. This doesn't increase the number of calories burned since it isn't a sustained level of exertion. It increases when you are scared because of the shot of adrenaline necessary for the fight or flight response. You need the oxygen available in case you need to exert yourself so the adrenaline forces it to start pumping "just in case". You don't burn any siginificant numbers of calories since you aren't actually pulling anything from that blood unless you actually do flee.

When you are doing cardio the heartrate increases because your muscles are demanding oxygen and the heart pumps harder to deliver the blood faster to provide that oxygen. The HRM allows for a fairly reliable reading during periods of oxygen demand. Kindove like a gas gage. It isn't a window into the tank, but it is a generally reliable generalization of the fluid remaining. Actually it is probably more like the odometer. It isn't exact and directly attached to the spinning shaft, but it is a device that measures in parallel. revolutions increase and the gage goes up; revolutions drop and so does the gage.

Not sure using a heart rate monitor will be all that accurate either. Long time ago i used to run with a guy, we would run the same distance (~3 miles in about 16 - 17 minutes) at the same speed and at the end we woudl check our pulse rates. Mine would typically be over 150 his would typically be under 110.

Thats because the monitor is calculating your body speciifically. unless you have the same weight, height, fat and muscle mass it wont be the same.
Your heart is like a snowflake - there arent 2 the same

Except that HR is only loosely tied to calorie burns.

If something startles me, my HR goes up. Caffeine causes elevated HR. Am I burning more calories watching a scary movie or drinking soda? What if I do both at the same time???

im a smoker which slows your heart rate yet at rest my heart rate is 120 lol maybe i should drink pop and watch scary movies while smoking

See those strange symbols on your keyboard? That's call punctuation - no need to be afraid of it..

Can't you just use how much you SWEAT as a gauge???? Why use a HRM anyway? So you can eat more? Please splain.
Thank you!