What's a Normal Burn ?

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nmp1994
nmp1994 Posts: 96
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Today is my first day wearing my HRM...so excited to finally get one! New Balance N4 for Women. I was wondering what's a "normal" calorie burn for the day? So far mine reads 2490 cals (7 hours) ...

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  • epj78
    epj78 Posts: 643 Member
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    I'm not sure how accurate they are for daily activities as they were developed for the purpose of measuring calories during exercise. 2490 sounds REALLY high for 7 hours. I barely hit that in a day (24 hours) when I have a hard hour of working out in (just using my BMR +20% sedentary lifestyle+workout calories). But my job is pretty darn sedentary (computer desk all day).
  • xaintes
    xaintes Posts: 129
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    HRMs are definitely not to be used to measure calories outside of workouts. They are not accurate in trying to measure your daily calorie "burn", and you should get a BodyBugg or something like that if that's what you're looking for.
  • nmp1994
    nmp1994 Posts: 96
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    Thanks for the info!
    I've been tracking my exercise, but thought it would be cool to see the daily total. Got it mostly to track my heart rate, to keep in the zone and also for exercise burns.

    This morning workout burns
    jog = 275
    Cardio-strength hour class = 400
    Arc = 100

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