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When using a HRM...

vmrink
vmrink Posts: 42
edited September 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Should you let it continue to count calories until your HR has returned to your resting rate or stop it as soon as you've finished your fitness activity? I noticed that my HR remains elevated well after my workouts and wanted to know if I'm cheating myself out of those extra calories burned.

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  • AlsDonkBoxSquat
    AlsDonkBoxSquat Posts: 6,128 Member
    I keep it going until I fall back under 100 bpm
  • _SusieQ_
    _SusieQ_ Posts: 2,964 Member
    I wear it doing cool down and stretch, but then turn it off, just to be conservative.
  • yeabby
    yeabby Posts: 643 Member
    I keep it going until I fall back under 100 bpm

    This is what I do. I usually don't sit down and let it get back to resting rate right after exercising so when it's 100(ish) I stop it.
  • ShinyFraga
    ShinyFraga Posts: 132 Member
    I stop mine as soon as my workout is done. I figure if I actually burn a few more calories than I am logging that's okay. I would rather log under my actual calorie burn than over.
  • ak_in_ak
    ak_in_ak Posts: 657 Member
    I wait till I am under 100. I fugure if I am still sweating bullets I am still burning.
  • ebramlett
    ebramlett Posts: 306 Member
    Good info to know. I just ordered one yesterday!
  • vaja4
    vaja4 Posts: 8 Member
    You jioned in June and already down 32 lbs...wow that's great. I just joined hopefully I'll have such success:smile:
  • vmrink
    vmrink Posts: 42
    You jioned in June and already down 32 lbs...wow that's great. I just joined hopefully I'll have such success:smile:

    Actually since joining I'm down 23 lbs. I had lost 9 lbs before joining, but wanted to see my full progress in my ticker. :-)
    But if you log in every day and track your food and exercise, there's no reason why you wouldn't have the same success. Feel free to add me as a friend.
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