HRM - Do you subtract a percentage after exercise?

Neliel
Neliel Posts: 507 Member
edited September 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Do you need to subtract a percentage from your burned calories on your HRM to account for calories your body would ordinarily burn in that amount of time?

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  • CricketKate
    CricketKate Posts: 3,657 Member
    I would like to know as well:blushing:
  • Angela4Health
    Angela4Health Posts: 1,319 Member
    BUMP :) I used to do this but I don't anymore. It hasn't been a problem for me.
  • ANeWcRe8N
    ANeWcRe8N Posts: 1,180 Member
    Hmm good question... I haven't been and Im not having a problem losing the weight.
  • Mrs_TrimWaistFatWallet
    Mrs_TrimWaistFatWallet Posts: 486
    I think MFP overestimates so I either A) dont eat back all the exercise calories and allow a big 'calories remaining' at the end of the day or B) Reduce the number by 30% or so.

    Edit: HRM are supposed to be way more accurate. I'd stick to what the HRM monitor says.
  • hellokatee
    hellokatee Posts: 211 Member
    Yes! I subtract the amount of calories MFP already adds in for me... So for instance, say my HRM says I burned 411 calories while running on the treadmill. I would take the amount of calories MFP says I burn in a day, which you can find if you hit GOALS, and divide that by the number of minutes in a day (1440), giving me how many calories I usually burn per minute.

    Example:

    2130/1440 = 1.47912

    I then multiply that by the number of minutes I worked out to get how many calories I WOULD have burned even if I didn't work out.

    1.47912 x 60 = 88.75

    Then I subtract that from my readout on the HRM.

    411 - 88.75 = 322.25:smile:
  • DarkAngel864
    DarkAngel864 Posts: 229 Member
    Well I just got my HRM not too long ago and for instance, last night it said I burned 664 cals in 60 minutes jogging.

    If you go under your goals, it will tell you approximately how many cals you burn a day just being alive. I divided mine (2400) by the 24 hours in a day so I burn roughly 100 cals an hour on my own.

    So yes, then I took that 664 and subtracted 100 as I worked out for an hour.

    I hope that made sense :laugh:
  • NMandaMarie
    NMandaMarie Posts: 234 Member
    Bump!
  • K1Teacher
    K1Teacher Posts: 324 Member
    Well I just got my HRM not too long ago and for instance, last night it said I burned 664 cals in 60 minutes jogging.

    If you go under your goals, it will tell you approximately how many cals you burn a day just being alive. I divided mine (2400) by the 24 hours in a day so I burn roughly 100 cals an hour on my own.

    So yes, then I took that 664 and subtracted 100 as I worked out for an hour.

    I hope that made sense :laugh:

    This is exactly what I do.
  • kadye
    kadye Posts: 136 Member
    I usually just subtract 100/hr. I figure it gives me a good "buffer".
  • 123456654321
    123456654321 Posts: 1,311 Member
    If you want to be precise, yes. You would have to find out how many calories you burn per hour then subtract it from the amount you burned while working out.
  • saltorian
    saltorian Posts: 192 Member
    Yes! I subtract the amount of calories MFP already adds in for me... So for instance, say my HRM says I burned 411 calories while running on the treadmill. I would take the amount of calories MFP says I burn in a day, which you can find if you hit GOALS, and divide that by the number of minutes in a day (1440), giving me how many calories I usually burn per minute.

    Example:

    2130/1440 = 1.47912

    I then multiply that by the number of minutes I worked out to get how many calories I WOULD have burned even if I didn't work out.

    1.47912 x 60 = 88.75

    Then I subtract that from my readout on the HRM.

    411 - 88.75 = 322.25:smile:

    I do exactly this.
  • Neliel
    Neliel Posts: 507 Member
    Thank you people! Although the numbers are a little less satisfying this way, I'll be much more accurate.
  • thkelly
    thkelly Posts: 466 Member
    Yes! I subtract the amount of calories MFP already adds in for me... So for instance, say my HRM says I burned 411 calories while running on the treadmill. I would take the amount of calories MFP says I burn in a day, which you can find if you hit GOALS, and divide that by the number of minutes in a day (1440), giving me how many calories I usually burn per minute.

    Example:

    2130/1440 = 1.47912

    I then multiply that by the number of minutes I worked out to get how many calories I WOULD have burned even if I didn't work out.

    1.47912 x 60 = 88.75

    Then I subtract that from my readout on the HRM.

    411 - 88.75 = 322.25:smile:

    i don't care enough to bother doing this, but if you really wanted to track your day to the last calorie i guess it's a good idea
  • hellokatee
    hellokatee Posts: 211 Member
    Yes! I subtract the amount of calories MFP already adds in for me... So for instance, say my HRM says I burned 411 calories while running on the treadmill. I would take the amount of calories MFP says I burn in a day, which you can find if you hit GOALS, and divide that by the number of minutes in a day (1440), giving me how many calories I usually burn per minute.

    Example:

    2130/1440 = 1.47912

    I then multiply that by the number of minutes I worked out to get how many calories I WOULD have burned even if I didn't work out.

    1.47912 x 60 = 88.75

    Then I subtract that from my readout on the HRM.

    411 - 88.75 = 322.25:smile:

    i don't care enough to bother doing this, but if you really wanted to track your day to the last calorie i guess it's a good idea

    I know it's a little exact, but it only takes a few moments and if you work out a lot it can make a difference of hundreds of calories per day! If people are wondering why they aren't losing their 2 pounds per week, this could be why. Going over by 100-200 calories per day definitely sets you back!
  • DawnOf1969
    DawnOf1969 Posts: 726 Member
    Since I rarely eat back my calories, I dont worry about subtracting my "breathing" calories. If I ate back my calories I would want to know exactly what my amount was. But since I dont, its pointless. I can log 300 or 3000 and if I dont eat them back it doesn't really factor in.
  • Neliel
    Neliel Posts: 507 Member
    Yes! I subtract the amount of calories MFP already adds in for me... So for instance, say my HRM says I burned 411 calories while running on the treadmill. I would take the amount of calories MFP says I burn in a day, which you can find if you hit GOALS, and divide that by the number of minutes in a day (1440), giving me how many calories I usually burn per minute.

    Example:

    2130/1440 = 1.47912

    I then multiply that by the number of minutes I worked out to get how many calories I WOULD have burned even if I didn't work out.

    1.47912 x 60 = 88.75

    Then I subtract that from my readout on the HRM.

    411 - 88.75 = 322.25:smile:

    i don't care enough to bother doing this, but if you really wanted to track your day to the last calorie i guess it's a good idea

    I just don't want to really overestimate what i'm burning when I exercise and then wonder why the hell i'm not losing anything.
  • 123456654321
    123456654321 Posts: 1,311 Member
    Yes! I subtract the amount of calories MFP already adds in for me... So for instance, say my HRM says I burned 411 calories while running on the treadmill. I would take the amount of calories MFP says I burn in a day, which you can find if you hit GOALS, and divide that by the number of minutes in a day (1440), giving me how many calories I usually burn per minute.

    Example:

    2130/1440 = 1.47912

    I then multiply that by the number of minutes I worked out to get how many calories I WOULD have burned even if I didn't work out.

    1.47912 x 60 = 88.75

    Then I subtract that from my readout on the HRM.

    411 - 88.75 = 322.25:smile:

    i don't care enough to bother doing this, but if you really wanted to track your day to the last calorie i guess it's a good idea

    I just don't want to really overestimate what i'm burning when I exercise and then wonder why the hell i'm not losing anything.

    Just another thing to keep in mind, there is a PT on my friends list who swears the HRM noticeably overestimates calories burned and that bodybug is more accurate. I can neither confirm or deny this.
  • 4jenniferk
    4jenniferk Posts: 307 Member
    bump
  • hellokatee
    hellokatee Posts: 211 Member
    Yes! I subtract the amount of calories MFP already adds in for me... So for instance, say my HRM says I burned 411 calories while running on the treadmill. I would take the amount of calories MFP says I burn in a day, which you can find if you hit GOALS, and divide that by the number of minutes in a day (1440), giving me how many calories I usually burn per minute.

    Example:

    2130/1440 = 1.47912

    I then multiply that by the number of minutes I worked out to get how many calories I WOULD have burned even if I didn't work out.

    1.47912 x 60 = 88.75

    Then I subtract that from my readout on the HRM.

    411 - 88.75 = 322.25:smile:

    i don't care enough to bother doing this, but if you really wanted to track your day to the last calorie i guess it's a good idea

    I just don't want to really overestimate what i'm burning when I exercise and then wonder why the hell i'm not losing anything.

    Just another thing to keep in mind, there is a PT on my friends list who swears the HRM noticeably overestimates calories burned and that bodybug is more accurate. I can neither confirm or deny this.

    Another excellent reason to subtract normal burn from your workout. I LOVE my HRM and I personally believe it's accurate, although the BodyBugg could be more so, that's not really my place to say. If it WERE off, you would be overestimating your burn by even MORE if you didn't subtract your normal daily burn that MFP already calculates for you.
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