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Just curious

Samakiyah
Samakiyah Posts: 21 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I mean...This should be a straight forward but I really don't know. How do I count my calories lost at gym. I see some of my friends wearing a type of watch. A calorie counting watch. Is it accurate. Just wanna know what else can I do to count my calories lost

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  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    It's a heart rate monitor, which is either just a watch/fitness band or comes with a chest strap. For steady state cardio it's more accurate than machines will say (though you should still be mindful of the readings), but it won't be good for interval workouts/lifting/resistance training.
  • Samakiyah
    Samakiyah Posts: 21 Member
    Thank u
  • MysticRealm
    MysticRealm Posts: 1,264 Member
    It could be an activity tracker, rather than HRM. Something like a fitbit, or jawbone. They could step based activity.
  • BWBTrish
    BWBTrish Posts: 2,817 Member
    FT7 for me :)
    HRM + waterproof

    Love it and seems to be pretty accurate...used it over 9 months now and is almost spot on with my weight loss.
  • leahcollett1
    leahcollett1 Posts: 807 Member
    polar ft4 for me, love it!
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    They're all just guesstimations really. An activity tracker and a heart rate monitor will help be close, but you will see most, only eat a portion of those calories back, to accommodate miscalculations.
  • Bacchants
    Bacchants Posts: 92 Member
    I use a fitbit Charge HR and I've found that the TDEE it gives me is pretty accurate. It's not perfect but I find it really helpful!
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