Sweat Suit ?

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vbazan21
vbazan21 Posts: 6 Member
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I hope this is not a dumb question.

Ive been wearing a sweat suit when I work out on the elliptical. Should I enter more calories burned than what my elliptical says since I am wearing the sweat suit? If so how many more calories should I add?

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  • LishieFruit89
    LishieFruit89 Posts: 1,956 Member
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    Getting a heart rate monitor (HRM) with a chest strap will give you a more accurate account of calories burned than the machine will.
    Even one without a chest strap is probably more accurate than the machine.

    My personal experience is that my HRM shows a higher calorie burned than the machine whereas others show less.
    I'm sure with the sweat suit it'd be higher than the machine shows.
  • Sublog
    Sublog Posts: 1,296 Member
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    I hope this is not a dumb question.

    Ive been wearing a sweat suit when I work out on the elliptical. Should I enter more calories burned than what my elliptical says since I am wearing the sweat suit? If so how many more calories should I add?

    Don't wear a sweat suit. Just don't.
  • meredithgh
    meredithgh Posts: 12 Member
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    I always err on the conservative side. I'm also thinking more sweat doesn't mean more calories burned...just means more water lost.

    And I agree with Sublog...Just don't. Lol!
  • LovelyDayDay
    LovelyDayDay Posts: 17 Member
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    my old trainer told me not to. cause its just water weight,. he said to drop it naturally. in my PERSONAL suggestion i would say no. my cousin did it once, only to fit in a dress for the weekend..

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