HRM calories burned really low....

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  • krazykate483
    krazykate483 Posts: 41 Member
    If you want a better estimate of what you burn in 30 minutes, just do this:

    - figure out how far you can run in 30 minutes
    - calculate net calories = 0.6 * body weight in pounds * miles run
    - multiply by 0.5 (moderate effort) or 0.8 (vigorous effort) to figure out what you're burning on whatever machine you're on

    At 159 pounds, you need to be running 5km in 30 minutes to hit 300 calories burned. If you can't do that, scale down accordingly.
    Awesome. Thank You.
  • krazykate483
    krazykate483 Posts: 41 Member
    Normally I would say follow your HRM - because at the very least its consistent regardless of what machine you're on, and at over time you'll get a good feel of how much exercise you need to put in to get the results you want. However, that does seem unusually low to me... maybe talk to the store or tech support from where you bought it and see what they say?

    One other thing to consider - in the past I have had issues with my HRM dropping out during a workout (losing connection with the strap) and therefore not logging time, HR and cal burned. Does the workout time on your HRM match the actual workout time?

    I don't think it drops out during workouts, but i'm not totally sure it has a great connection. I wasn't aware you are supposed to get the sensors wet before putting it on.

    Everyone else I have talked to about it also think that calories are very low.
  • mygrl4meee
    mygrl4meee Posts: 943 Member
    First time I used my hrm during zumba I about cried. The burn was cut in half.
  • CheeksBryant
    CheeksBryant Posts: 193 Member
    First time I used my hrm during zumba I about cried. The burn was cut in half.

    ^ This! :sad:

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