help!!

jeniffereb
jeniffereb Posts: 41
edited November 12 in Health and Weight Loss
dear pals, i know some of you have more knowledge when it comes to this sort of things that im about to ask.....

i bought a heart rate monitor yesterday (suunto) and i thought ill give it a try today, so i put on the band around my chest at around 1pm...it is now 9:45pm (Australia) and it says ive burnt 1335 calories..... can that be possible? i havent done any exercises today just the usual routine ...cook,clean etc..... if its true ill be really happy :laugh: ......my dilemma is when i go to the gym i kill myself to burn 500 calories and with this thing strap on me just doing my usual routine it says ive burnt more...hmmmmm please i need some answers :sad:

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  • mrseelmerfudd
    mrseelmerfudd Posts: 506 Member
    its more than possible. all those activities you mention burn calories, and the hrm will work out cals burned by your rise in heart rate. i would still go to the gym, as you said you usually do all those activities so you have to go the extra mile to lose the weight- burn those calories at the gym!! lol!!
  • jeniffereb
    jeniffereb Posts: 41
    its more than possible. all those activities you mention burn calories, and the hrm will work out cals burned by your rise in heart rate. i would still go to the gym, as you said you usually do all those activities so you have to go the extra mile to lose the weight- burn those calories at the gym!! lol!!


    wow i didnt know we burn all those calories just with our usual routine :tongue: and yes i must continue with the gym.... thank you mrseelmefurdd
  • BlueInkDot
    BlueInkDot Posts: 702 Member
    I haven't purchased a hrm yet, but I definitely want one soon.

    I know that in general, your body will use up calories simply by existing; breathing, circulating blood, thinking. That's why you have to eat a minimum of 1200 calories a day, to make up for the fuel your body needs to simply exist.

    The fact that you burned not much more than 1200 calories over almost 9 hours is pretty believable, but the majority of it is already taken into account in the daily calories that you've already been given when you started here when you put in your height and weight and general lifestyle.

    If I were in your position I would not log those calories and take it as just being your daily calorie usage. When you work out, however, those are calories burned in ADDITION to your "existing" calorie usage. So you should definitely log that.

    Hope this helps! Message or friend me if you want to talk more ^_^

    Oh hey what kind of hrm did you get? I'm not sure what brand to buy for myself and I want to get some reviews. :)
  • frillypantz
    frillypantz Posts: 134
    I think HRMs are only accurate if you start them directly before you start exercising and stop it exactly when you finish, because it's in addition to the 1500 ish cals you burn every day from being alive anyway.
  • jeniffereb
    jeniffereb Posts: 41
    I haven't purchased a hrm yet, but I definitely want one soon.

    I know that in general, your body will use up calories simply by existing; breathing, circulating blood, thinking. That's why you have to eat a minimum of 1200 calories a day, to make up for the fuel your body needs to simply exist.

    The fact that you burned not much more than 1200 calories over almost 9 hours is pretty believable, but the majority of it is already taken into account in the daily calories that you've already been given when you started here when you put in your height and weight and general lifestyle.

    If I were in your position I would not log those calories and take it as just being your daily calorie usage. When you work out, however, those are calories burned in ADDITION to your "existing" calorie usage. So you should definitely log that.

    Hope this helps! Message or friend me if you want to talk more ^_^

    Oh hey what kind of hrm did you get? I'm not sure what brand to buy for myself and I want to get some reviews. :)


    yes you are right im not logging those calories just because i feel like im cheating :laugh:

    mine is a SUUNTO brand from rebels sports...i live in Australia
  • jeniffereb
    jeniffereb Posts: 41
    I think HRMs are only accurate if you start them directly before you start exercising and stop it exactly when you finish, because it's in addition to the 1500 ish cals you burn every day from being alive anyway.


    yes you are right !! i bought mine so i can really get an accurate answer on how many calories i burn when i go to the gym (if this is accurate) so ill compare it to the elliptical trainer on all those machine s that give you a calorie count .....thank you
  • suziecue66
    suziecue66 Posts: 1,312 Member
    I want a HRM and live in Australia. Do you have to enter details about yourself in the HRM?
  • jeniffereb
    jeniffereb Posts: 41
    I want a HRM and live in Australia. Do you have to enter details about yourself in the HRM?


    yes you do... height,weight, age, m or f
  • jeniffereb
    jeniffereb Posts: 41
    I want a HRM and live in Australia. Do you have to enter details about yourself in the HRM?


    yes you do... height,weight, age, m or f

    even how active you are :wink:

    go to rebels sports they have different brands if you dont like suunto
  • Daybree
    Daybree Posts: 3 Member
    Jennifer,

    There would be a few variables. One would be if the data input was accurate - entering your age and your current weight. I've had my monitor for awhile and have to remind myself to re-set it each time I lose a few pounds. I know yours is new, but it is important that the data be accurate.

    The other thing I've learned is that high intensity cardio work, interval - even just a few minutes - can super-set your calorie burn for an extended period of time (24-36 hours). It is possible that your activities were more intense that you realized?

    Good Luck to you on your journey to become the most healthy you possible!

    Daybree in Florida, USA
  • jeniffereb
    jeniffereb Posts: 41
    Jennifer,

    There would be a few variables. One would be if the data input was accurate - entering your age and your current weight. I've had my monitor for awhile and have to remind myself to re-set it each time I lose a few pounds. I know yours is new, but it is important that the data be accurate.

    you are so right, thank you so much for telling me i didnt think of that........
  • HotMamaByVday
    HotMamaByVday Posts: 343 Member
    Did it ask you to perform a "fitness test?" This measures what kind of shape you (resting heart rate vs a specific exercise) are in and helps determine calories burned. I recalibrate mine every 6 weeks or so and my calories burned basically go down every time I recalibrate it. Please read your manual to set it up correctly.
  • jeniffereb
    jeniffereb Posts: 41
    Did it ask you to perform a "fitness test?" This measures what kind of shape you (resting heart rate vs a specific exercise) are in and helps determine calories burned. I recalibrate mine every 6 weeks or so and my calories burned basically go down every time I recalibrate it. Please read your manual to set it up correctly.

    after putting all my data it told me that my rest hr was 60 and my maximum should be 185...is that what your talking about ?
  • HotMamaByVday
    HotMamaByVday Posts: 343 Member
    Did it ask you to perform a "fitness test?" This measures what kind of shape you (resting heart rate vs a specific exercise) are in and helps determine calories burned. I recalibrate mine every 6 weeks or so and my calories burned basically go down every time I recalibrate it. Please read your manual to set it up correctly.

    after putting all my data it told me that my rest hr was 60 and my maximum should be 185...is that what your talking about ?
    Mine actually took my resting hr and then had me perform exercises (stepping up and down a stair for 1 minute). I am guessing it was measuring my fitness level. Then it produces some number called the VO2 max.
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