HRM Stolen...Softball Suggestions?

Fgillies
Fgillies Posts: 194
edited September 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
So, among a few other electronic devices, while i was away at training, my little apartment was broken into, and my HRM was stolen, so I am relying on MFP for calories burned at this point. I would really like to log my softball game tonight. I feel like I get a good workout, but at the same time, i know MFP WAY over calculates...Anyone have any suggestions? Should i just log as softball but maybe cut my time in half to downsize the amount burned?

Any ideas i am open to? i am catcher and and then of course i bat/run and then we always have a 30 minute practice before!

Thanks guys! : )

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  • Cilenia
    Cilenia Posts: 208 Member
    Do you not have a previous softbal training / match recorded from a few weeks back? Maybe you could use that?
  • meggonkgonk
    meggonkgonk Posts: 2,066 Member
    I play softball afterwork most weeks and usually just log a rough estimate- like about 10 min for every at bat and 5 for every field play I make. I jog on and off the field but don't try to 'log' that as such. I know that seems like a weird system, but it works for me.

    Have you played before- if you have any previous softball games recorded from your HRM you could base an estimate off that.
  • Fgillies
    Fgillies Posts: 194
    unfortunately i dont, this only my 3rd game since i have been back on MFP so i just logged last week based off of MFP and it seemed VERY high! I like your idea tho of the 10 minutes at bat, and 5 field, that may work!
  • CuteMommy88
    CuteMommy88 Posts: 538 Member
    First of all, so sorry that your apartment got broken into, that must be devastating!!! make sure you get some mace and keep your bat beside your bed :)
    Do you not have a previous softbal training / match recorded from a few weeks back? Maybe you could use that?

    I agree with this, If you don't have any previous entries i recommend this website.

    http://www.healthstatus.com/calculate/cbc

    I also only count net calories burned, which means you take the total amount burned and subtract what you would have burned during that time doing nothing. For example I burn about 1 calorie a minute (BMR) so I just subtract the number of minutes I was exercising from the total burn, this will give you a more accurate burn calculation, and you are less likely to be over calculating your burn!
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