Does your HRM count calories while you are sitting?
Options
Replies
-
Yes its going to show you calories are being burned even while sitting because you still have a heart rate which is how it is calculating that number. So it's not a problem with your HRM but that is not what it is intended to be used for.
Exactly .. your heart is still beating while you are sitting. And .. as a result you are still burning calories .. ie BMR. It is a math calculation .. as it does not really use anything but your heart rate to determine calories based on your stats that you input.0 -
I think some people are missing the point of what the op is asking. He is worried that his HRM is defective because when he is wearing it and sitting there doing nothing it is still saying he is burning calories.0
-
Simple answer. No.
um you obvously have no clue what a HRM is.
it measures heart rate and converts that to probable calories burned doing anything while it's active.
so yes it would count calories doing anything, it would count calories if you were in a coma. Aslong as you have a pulse it can detect it will register.
a fitbit registers movement not specifically steps you can test this by wearing it on your wrist and shaking your hand and it will register steps so for that it's faulty, and atleast in my case it tends to register alot higher calories burned then the HRM if i go into activity/sleep mode, however as a pedometer it is a good guide and the overall TDEE it registers atleast in my case is relatively stable and lower then the HRM would register if wore it for a 24hour period.
now i have had a Polar FT4 a FT7 and now i have a FT60 and they all do strange things, they aren't meant to be an accurate guide but they do tend to register really high or really low at random times, depending on your body composition sitting should be about 1 calorie a minute, now at 31Kgs lost and a VO2 rating of 46 i only burn 3-5 calories a minute walking briskly.
Thats the other thing you could test your VO2 rating, if you have a high rating you are fitter and tend to burn alot less then someone with a really low VO2 rating. the above 3 devices if that's what you have have the ability to test your VO2, or you could do it via a VO2 calculator i think, work out yours based on your average hear rate at rest during a 5 minute period while breathing normally.
ironic. it looks like you're the one that doesn't have a clue about what a hrm is.
lol@hrm counting calories in comas, sitting, or "anything". you may wish to read the owners manual of your device before calling people out next time
Clearly it is you who are the moron, if you have a heart beat a HEART RATE MONITOR is gonna register BPM which it converts to probable calories burned based on the age, height and weight you put in same as MFP does, same as all the calculators do. whether it's 1 calorie a minute or lots it is still an estimate, i never stated it was a good system or you should count those calories as gospel i clearly said yes it does count calories whatever you are doing.
In...
...to figure out who the moron is.0 -
Why do people have to get so angry? geez0
-
I think some people are missing the point of what the op is asking. He is worried that his HRM is defective because when he is wearing it and sitting there doing nothing it is still saying he is burning calories.
i'm reasonably certain this has been asked, answered (including a good one from you), and understood by the OP based on his response.0 -
I think some people are missing the point of what the op is asking. He is worried that his HRM is defective because when he is wearing it and sitting there doing nothing it is still saying he is burning calories.
i'm reasonably certain this has been asked, answered (including a good one from you), and understood by the OP based on his response.
Yeah I get that. I just don't understand why people need to argue about something that doesn't really matter when the actual question has been answered.0 -
Why do people have to get so angry? geez
Either that or pissing contests0 -
I think some people are missing the point of what the op is asking. He is worried that his HRM is defective because when he is wearing it and sitting there doing nothing it is still saying he is burning calories.
i'm reasonably certain this has been asked, answered (including a good one from you), and understood by the OP based on his response.
Yeah I get that. I just don't understand why people need to argue about something that doesn't really matter when the actual question has been answered.
^this
Efficiency is the key to MFP forums.
It's how I keep my forum post numbers to an average of one per month.
Er, wait. What?0 -
Thank you all.0
-
Yeah I get that. I just don't understand why people need to argue about something that doesn't really matter when the actual question has been answered.
Fair question.
The answer is that many people aren't in it just to answer the question for the OP. Hundreds of people lurk each topic without posting and many of us want to make sure the information that they receive is accurate. The OP has his answers but leaving misleading information won't do the people that see this topic later today, tomorrow, or 10 years from now any good.0
Categories
- All Categories
- 1.4M Health, Wellness and Goals
- 391.9K Introduce Yourself
- 43.5K Getting Started
- 259.8K Health and Weight Loss
- 175.7K Food and Nutrition
- 47.3K Recipes
- 232.3K Fitness and Exercise
- 399 Sleep, Mindfulness and Overall Wellness
- 6.4K Goal: Maintaining Weight
- 8.5K Goal: Gaining Weight and Body Building
- 152.8K Motivation and Support
- 7.9K Challenges
- 1.3K Debate Club
- 96.3K Chit-Chat
- 2.5K Fun and Games
- 3.4K MyFitnessPal Information
- 23 News and Announcements
- 979 Feature Suggestions and Ideas
- 2.4K MyFitnessPal Tech Support Questions