Moderate to intense workout

Wannadog0808
Wannadog0808 Posts: 4 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Why does my garmin vivo show that I have NO moderate or intensity minutes when I go to spin and yoga and workout like a dog? My resting heart rate is very low....does that have anything to do with it?

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  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    Yoga is a low intensity workout. It would depend on how hard you're going when you spin. If you're out of shape, perceived level of effort is going to be higher than what the level of effort actually is.
  • Wannadog0808
    Wannadog0808 Posts: 4 Member
    Ugh, even hot yoga??? What should the heart level be to be considered even moderate. UGH...Frustrating. I thought that I was being so good.
  • VintageFeline
    VintageFeline Posts: 6,771 Member
    Temperature of room doesn't make a difference to calories burned for the same workout.

    Have you set up your Garmin correctly though? Making sure your resting heart rate is correct for example? Are you using it correctly (I don't know what model you have, with mine I have to "tell" it I have started and stopped working out but mine doesn't have built in HRM, I wear a chest strap.
  • tulips_and_tea
    tulips_and_tea Posts: 5,768 Member
    This is one of the many reasons why I don't rely on tech devices. Hot yoga is a great workout! Just because an electronic device doesn't register it the way you'd like doesn't mean that it's not beneficial. Same with spinning. Base it off of how you feel and the benefits you get. Any positive feedback from the Garmin is just an extra perk.
  • Wannadog0808
    Wannadog0808 Posts: 4 Member
    It does not have a chest strap and I don't have to tell it anything to start. I will check garmin website and see what they say. Thanks for your help. Resting heart rate is around 60-64. That seems kinda low.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    edited December 2016
    Wannadog0808 wrote: »
    Ugh, even hot yoga??? What should the heart level be to be considered even moderate. UGH...Frustrating. I thought that I was being so good.

    http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/fitness/in-depth/exercise-intensity/art-20046887
    Moderate exercise intensity

    Moderate activity feels somewhat hard. Here are clues that your exercise intensity is at a moderate level:

    Your breathing quickens, but you're not out of breath.
    You develop a light sweat after about 10 minutes of activity.
    You can carry on a conversation, but you can't sing.

    In general, I'd say spin class is likely a combination of moderate and vigorous in most cases...unless you're just puttering along.

    Yoga is a low intensity exercise activity (and there's nothing wrong with that)...yes, even hot yoga. The temperature has nothing to do with how vigorous or not the workout is.

    One issue with these gadgets is that people put too much stock into the information they're providing and then get worked up about it...just work and train and don't worry about what your Garmin is telling you.
  • VintageFeline
    VintageFeline Posts: 6,771 Member
    Wannadog0808 wrote: »
    It does not have a chest strap and I don't have to tell it anything to start. I will check garmin website and see what they say. Thanks for your help. Resting heart rate is around 60-64. That seems kinda low.

    That's not that low a resting heart rate for someone fit. That's about where mine is.

    What burn is it telling you for your spin class and what's your height and weight? That might help us establish if the issue is with the watch or your expectations.
  • Wannadog0808
    Wannadog0808 Posts: 4 Member
    ??? burn in spin? Not sure what you mean? Sorry--can you tell I am newbie to this stuff/
  • VintageFeline
    VintageFeline Posts: 6,771 Member
    Wannadog0808 wrote: »
    ??? burn in spin? Not sure what you mean? Sorry--can you tell I am newbie to this stuff/

    How many calories is it saying you used?
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 26,067 Member
    Wannadog0808 wrote: »
    It does not have a chest strap and I don't have to tell it anything to start. I will check garmin website and see what they say. Thanks for your help. Resting heart rate is around 60-64. That seems kinda low.

    If there is no chest strap, how does it know what your heart rate is?

    A low resting HR is under 60 ... maybe around 55. But how do you know what your resting HR is?

    As the others have mentioned, yoga is low intensity ... but it's great for stretching and flexibility.

    And the spinning does depend what you do. You can make it intense.
  • ronjsteele1
    ronjsteele1 Posts: 1,064 Member
    This sounds funny, but where you are wearing the device matters. If you have it on your wrist for a spin class and then you're holding the handles, it won't register hardly at all. I discovered this the hard way. On my grocery shopping days I walk about 4 miles but I wasn't registering hardly anything. I move my tracker to my pocket or belt loop on those days now and it tracks the full 4 miles. I was holding onto a cart most of the day. The only steps it would track on my wrist were walking to and from the car/stores. So for spin class, you may need to put it on your shoe, ankle, belt loop, etc. so it can get the movement of your legs. Mine will register for yoga but barely. I mean really barely. It's just not intense enough.
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