Another HRM question...

kmorris246
kmorris246 Posts: 312 Member
edited October 4 in Fitness and Exercise
Just purchased a heart rate monitor recently, and I've got a question.....

Ok, when do you quit counting calories burned after a workout?
After the workout itself?
After cooldown?
Or after your heart rate goes back down towards the normal range?

THANKS :-)

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  • Football_N_Guns
    Football_N_Guns Posts: 297 Member
    Just purchased a heart rate monitor recently, and I've got a question.....

    Ok, when do you quit counting calories burned after a workout?
    After the workout itself?
    After cooldown?
    Or after your heart rate goes back down towards the normal range?

    THANKS :-)

    I stop my HRM after I have completed my workout itself. Generally that is the best burn because your heart rate is at its peak.
  • jdavis193
    jdavis193 Posts: 972 Member
    After your cool down most hrm will let you know if you do not cool down long enough.
  • NatalieWiley
    NatalieWiley Posts: 147 Member
    I start mine the second I press start on the treadmill and stop it once i sit down in my car. I literally leave the gym within 1 minute of finishing my workout.
  • TheCats_Meow
    TheCats_Meow Posts: 438 Member
    I'm currently doing the C25K program so I push start @ the beginning of my warm-up and press stop @ the end of my cool-down.
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
    Personally, once I stop moving, I turn it off. I'm probably still burning, but I'd rather be under than over.
  • oldy76
    oldy76 Posts: 185 Member
    I stop mine as soon as the rate drops out of the lowest range or if it gets under 100bpm.
  • kmorris246
    kmorris246 Posts: 312 Member
    Thanks for the feedback everyone! My HRM automatically stops counting calorie burn once the heart rate gets to a certain point, so I wasn't sure whether to go with that or not? I've been using that # when logging my exercise on MFP, but I was worried that I would be messing with my calorie intake numbers? Of course that number is not a huge difference from what it is once I've finished my cooldown- maybe 20-30 cals or so?
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