Polar F4 Heart Rate Monitor

higgldy_piggldy
higgldy_piggldy Posts: 37
edited October 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
So I've been using the HRM for the past few weeks for everything from yardwork to cardio pump. I use a HRM with a chest strap.

When I'm working in the yard for a few hours, it says I burn upward of about 600-ish calories... This seems a bit obscene to me, but my information is in the computer watch...so it has to be right....right?

I feel like it's cheating when I plug in my calories burned based on the HRM info rather than the logged excercise info...

Thoughts?

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  • jakejacobsen
    jakejacobsen Posts: 584 Member
    your heart rate monitor is more accurate then the pre guessed logged calories, some people work harder then others.
  • Jenn070608
    Jenn070608 Posts: 206 Member
    I have the same montior and I think it works great!!!I say go with what it says.
  • Puffins1958
    Puffins1958 Posts: 614 Member
    I have the POLAR FT 40, and LOVE it. As long as you have the chest strap, I'd say, take all the BURNED calories it tells you you've taken :)

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  • higgldy_piggldy
    higgldy_piggldy Posts: 37
    Yay!!!!! That makes me feel awesome. I work my butt off in the yard, so it's nice to see the calories melting away while being super productive. :)

    Last weekend I burned over 1300 calories cutting down/sawing away overgrown bushes in our yard.
  • rubyosburn
    rubyosburn Posts: 119 Member
    I have the same one and love it, so far it seems to be very accurate! Yard work is hard and some people work at different rates than others, I can go with the numbers the HRM gives you :laugh:
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