New HRM? How to Make the Calorie Estimate More Accurate

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  • Evelyn2050
    Evelyn2050 Posts: 111 Member
    I appreciate your info on what 60% vrs 70% vrs 80% should "feel" like. If you go by the traditional way of calculating my MHR, it would be so low for me.

    Here's a question - where do you want to be at for the bulk of your workout to loose weight? I keep hearing things like "weight loss range" or "aerobic range" or "endurance" etc. I have my last 10lbs to go and I work out about 45 minutes 4-6x a week. Do I want to be in the 60% range for a longer period or 70% for a short period, etc ??? Just wondering how I can tweek my program to get this job done! :)
  • cmeade20
    cmeade20 Posts: 1,238 Member
    bump
  • Smuterella
    Smuterella Posts: 1,623 Member
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  • leenites
    leenites Posts: 166 Member
    I understand how HRM can work well with steady state workout such as running and swimming. But what about weight lifting? How does one measure that? I have problem with HRM severely overestimating my workout calories (I think) as it would give me 400+ when MFP gave about 150. Hmm..
  • lin7604
    lin7604 Posts: 2,951 Member
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  • Azdak
    Azdak Posts: 8,281 Member
    I understand how HRM can work well with steady state workout such as running and swimming. But what about weight lifting? How does one measure that? I have problem with HRM severely overestimating my workout calories (I think) as it would give me 400+ when MFP gave about 150. Hmm..

    Weight lifting does not burn that many calories directly. So you can either not include it at all, or just use a fixed, conservative number like 200-300 for an hour.
  • zenJes
    zenJes Posts: 197 Member
    that was exactly what i needed to read as just got a hrm yesterday, thanks so much!!
  • Christinichka
    Christinichka Posts: 171 Member
    Bump, researching which hrm to get :)
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