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HITT and Calories Burned/ Recording in Diary

misssarahd
misssarahd Posts: 9 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Hello you HIIT folks, just wondering how you record exercise in your diary?

For example, I do 30seconds fast skipping (jump rope) : 20seconds high knee marching repeated 20 times
Would you enter 10mins rope jumping, FAST and 6mins of marching separately or enter a rough average - say 15min of rope jumping, MODERATE - as skipping is the intended exercise and marching is so I can catch my breath but keep the heart rate up.
I also do a jumping jack/ jogging on the spot combo

Hope that makes sense :) Just curious what you do really! Any advice is appreciated :bigsmile:

Replies

  • Shanz78
    Shanz78 Posts: 143 Member
    I also do HIIT but i do ZWOW's there on youtube it your interested. Anyways i been trying to figure out how to log my exercises too. I usually log it as intense aerobics, i dont know if this helps?
  • deedog007
    deedog007 Posts: 89 Member
    I use my Polar heart rate .. and put my zone above 90% and the watch calculates how many minutes I am in the zone /per workout. :)
  • BreakinTheChains
    BreakinTheChains Posts: 381 Member
    BUMP
  • Pebble321
    Pebble321 Posts: 6,423 Member
    I'd probably work out how many cals each section of the workout burnt, add them up then average it out over a minute. Then add it as a new exercise so you can just use that each day.
  • salxtai
    salxtai Posts: 341 Member
    I use my Polar heart rate .. and put my zone above 90% and the watch calculates how many minutes I am in the zone /per workout. :)

    +1. I do this too - HRM are your best bet for HIIT. its just too inaccurate otherwise.
  • misssarahd
    misssarahd Posts: 9 Member
    Thanks! I do own a Garmin HRM but it likes to fall off when i'm jumping a lot :p might have to figure out a way to make it work properly....
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