How to log exercise properly?
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Jennyfeehan1990
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Hello,
I have a herniated disc in my back (L4/L5) and sacroilliac nerve damage down my right side which makes my right side very weak and prone to stumbling/dropping. (My left hand can press 11kg my right only 1kg)
So quick question, how do I log my exercise on the app? Even walking 10 mins has me sweating, heart pumping and planting due to the effort it takes, so surely I'm using more calories than the app telling me my slow pace for 10 mins is like less than 50 calories?
Should I double log it? Or maybe put it in as extra effort despite me walking very slowly? Some days I can barely walk so even stairs is very tough, and I've to walk in a swimming pool as per my consultant and physio orders, how do I log this? It seems simple but with the pain I live with constantly it's all double effort. (I was marathon training before my back injury and the stairs feels the same as when I hit 2km running!!)
While the app is great there doesn't seem to be any leeway when it comes to exercise, surely the app should take into account injury which may mean simple exercises take much more effort?
Thanks guys, I'm just lost here, the app telling me my 10 min walk where I felt like I ran 5k was only worth 40 calories makes me feel really down hearted.
I have a herniated disc in my back (L4/L5) and sacroilliac nerve damage down my right side which makes my right side very weak and prone to stumbling/dropping. (My left hand can press 11kg my right only 1kg)
So quick question, how do I log my exercise on the app? Even walking 10 mins has me sweating, heart pumping and planting due to the effort it takes, so surely I'm using more calories than the app telling me my slow pace for 10 mins is like less than 50 calories?
Should I double log it? Or maybe put it in as extra effort despite me walking very slowly? Some days I can barely walk so even stairs is very tough, and I've to walk in a swimming pool as per my consultant and physio orders, how do I log this? It seems simple but with the pain I live with constantly it's all double effort. (I was marathon training before my back injury and the stairs feels the same as when I hit 2km running!!)
While the app is great there doesn't seem to be any leeway when it comes to exercise, surely the app should take into account injury which may mean simple exercises take much more effort?
Thanks guys, I'm just lost here, the app telling me my 10 min walk where I felt like I ran 5k was only worth 40 calories makes me feel really down hearted.
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Sorry but how hard an exercise feels doesn't equate to calorie burns.
I can cycle at my maximal pace for an hour and feel like puking or dying but an elite cyclist producing the same power/burning the same calories would be cruising along at an all day pace not feeling at all stressed or working hard. Calorie/energy expenditure is down to physics not feelings.
For walking at "normal" speed on flat terrain a good guide is bodyweight in pounds X miles walked X an efficiency ratio of 0.3 - now for you the difference between you and someone without your injury problems could be that your efficiency ratio is worse. But that is going to be hard to quantify and it's nothing to do with how hard it feels or if you are sweating or have a higher heart rate than someone fitter/uninjured.
Best wishes for your recovery from a fellow back sufferer.5 -
Unfortunately, I have to agree with sijomial above.
He, as usual, is spot on.
Sorry to hear everything is so difficult, and hope things can improve.
Cheers, h.1
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