Fit bit and fear?
Merkavar
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just an odd thought I had after walking back from lunch.
Fitbit surge and similiar adjust you mfp based on heart rate. Increased heart rate having a positive correlation to calories burned during exercise etc
But fear also increases your heat rate.
Has anyone noticed their estimated burn during exercise or for the day was artificially high because of fear?
Say your out on a walk and normally would burn 200 calories but this time the sun went down, there were crows flying out of every bush as you get near, there is children's laughter in the distance, shadowy shiloetes hiding behind every tree out of the corner of your eye. Would your estimated burn be a lot higher than it should?
Or maybe a less out there example, you watching a scaring movie or playing a horror game. Would you see a over estimation of your burned calories?
Fitbit surge and similiar adjust you mfp based on heart rate. Increased heart rate having a positive correlation to calories burned during exercise etc
But fear also increases your heat rate.
Has anyone noticed their estimated burn during exercise or for the day was artificially high because of fear?
Say your out on a walk and normally would burn 200 calories but this time the sun went down, there were crows flying out of every bush as you get near, there is children's laughter in the distance, shadowy shiloetes hiding behind every tree out of the corner of your eye. Would your estimated burn be a lot higher than it should?
Or maybe a less out there example, you watching a scaring movie or playing a horror game. Would you see a over estimation of your burned calories?
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just an odd thought I had after walking back from lunch.
Fitbit surge and similiar adjust you mfp based on heart rate. Increased heart rate having a positive correlation to calories burned during exercise etc
But fear also increases your heat rate.
Has anyone noticed their estimated burn during exercise or for the day was artificially high because of fear?
Say your out on a walk and normally would burn 200 calories but this time the sun went down, there were crows flying out of every bush as you get near, there is children's laughter in the distance, shadowy shiloetes hiding behind every tree out of the corner of your eye. Would your estimated burn be a lot higher than it should?
Or maybe a less out there example, you watching a scaring movie or playing a horror game. Would you see a over estimation of your burned calories?
Wow. I think you are spending WAY too much time thinking about this. The times in which you do get genuinely scared are ao few and far between that they would have little to no long term impact.
However, since we are talking about weird and random scenarios that would never happen, if you were to be abducted and you were in constant fear (true fear) for hours upon hours, your heart rate would be higher and thus, you would be burning more calories than sitting around. It's not an "over" estimation because your body actually uses more energy (calories) to keep your heart beating at a higher rate. It's an actual estimation. Does that make sense?0 -
One more thing to add, your burn would not be a lot higher. Just a little bit higher. Fear doesn't make your heart rate increase THAT much.0
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You know how there are horror movies, scary stuff happens like being chased by monsters and serial killers.azulvioleta6 wrote: »
Horror games are like interactive movies
where you play as a character in a scary situation like a zombie outbreak.
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You know how there are horror movies, scary stuff happens like being chased by monsters and serial killers.azulvioleta6 wrote: »
Horror games are like interactive movies where you play as a character in a scary situation like a zombie outbreak.
I think my heart rate goes up in a game of Munchkin and that's not even a horror game. :laugh: I bet your heart rate does go up a bit but probably not enough to matter.
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The game FEAR was terrifying. I was jumping every couple of mins. Haha!0
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I think you're on to something here. What about people with social anxiety? I know that I'm prone to it and if I have a presentation to give, that's all I can think about up to two days before. I guarantee my heart rate is elevated for extended periods over that time.0
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There's a reason HRMs are only useful for tracking calorie burn during steady state cardio, and very little else
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There's a reason HRMs are only useful for tracking calorie burn during steady state cardio, and very little else
Repeat...ad nauseum
Yup. Also, generally if you're walking FitBit is basing the majority of it's calorie burn off your steps and their speed rather than your heart beat.0 -
There's a reason HRMs are only useful for tracking calorie burn during steady state cardio, and very little else
Repeat...ad nauseum
This is why I never bothered with those fancy fitness trackers. I love my polar FT4 and only wear it working out. Though I did wear it during a nap once out of curiosity.0 -
cosmo_momo wrote: »I think you're on to something here. What about people with social anxiety? I know that I'm prone to it and if I have a presentation to give, that's all I can think about up to two days before. I guarantee my heart rate is elevated for extended periods over that time.
What about exercising while wearing a ridiculous outfit. Exercise+embarrassment+anxiety=super burn
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My husband had a bad dream the other night and called out at 3am and scared the bejeezus out of me. I found it fun to look at my heart rate graph the next day and pinpoint exactly the moment he woke me up!0
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Alatariel75 wrote: »My husband had a bad dream the other night and called out at 3am and scared the bejeezus out of me. I found it fun to look at my heart rate graph the next day and pinpoint exactly the moment he woke me up!
And did you see the spike????...how big a jump was it???....
Also can I add....the Fitbit takes your steps and HR into account for burn does it not???.....the formula has both as part of the equation......or why else have the HR on it???.....(only reason I ask.....I am looking into issues with my FitBit at the mo...and the consensus is my HR is causing an issue...)0 -
Alatariel75 wrote: »My husband had a bad dream the other night and called out at 3am and scared the bejeezus out of me. I found it fun to look at my heart rate graph the next day and pinpoint exactly the moment he woke me up!
And did you see the spike????...how big a jump was it???....
Also can I add....the Fitbit takes your steps and HR into account for burn does it not???.....the formula has both as part of the equation......or why else have the HR on it???.....(only reason I ask.....I am looking into issues with my FitBit at the mo...and the consensus is my HR is causing an issue...)
Yup, definitely saw the spike! Went from about 60BPM straight up to about 105BPM!!0
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