Setup Polar HRM for more accurate calorie burn for known BMR
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I just figured it out and now I'm wondering.. Could I use this as a defense to get early retirement?? :sad:0
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Thank you for being so forthcoming. I appreciate it. I was very frustrated to hear I was wrong again, but if it's a case of about 50 cals best or worst case, then I can handle that kind of inaccuracy. I DO understand that there are people who are very interested in being as exact as possible, and that's important for them. For me, I can give or take a couple hundred calories per day. I base my calorie intake on my BMR and TDEE and I also breast feed a 1 year old. 50-100 calories discrepancy in my HRM might not be great, but it's definately not worth doing an obscene amount of math for it, especially when my BF habits with my son can compensate for that at any point!
Very true, MHR is bigger deal, VO2max after that, down the list is BMR estimate. Guess I should have put in other order.
I was hoping the MHR and VO2max tests would be of just as much interest in general, this was just the easy change.
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No... my normal *resting* heart rate is around 80-95bpm.
With the wt set previously at 244-250... and walking the same route my HR was usually about avg123-max145bpm.
So, with a lighter wt that was entered(170) and the same walk and BPM... it says I burned more.
Because before...with the same type of exercise the HRM and BMF would have matched. This time the HRM was higher... by almost 18 cals.
So, what have I done wrong? Should I change the age instead of wt?
Because my results and what you are saying is not matching up.
Ahhh, RHR is 80-95.
Ya, impossible that it would report more calories at less weight. That's why the best method is age. But weight still goes only 1 direction if it is less, so I bet something else got changed.
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I just figured it out and now I'm wondering.. Could I use this as a defense to get early retirement?? :sad:
When my chiro years ago said I had the back of a 60 yr old, I asked the same thing, senior cofffee at McD's, and retirement.0 -
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Okay, obviously a very STUPID question but I'm new to MFP so I have to ask. What does it mean to "bump" and how do you do it?0
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my Polar. Bumping for later!0
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Thank you - I got a Polar FT60 in Jan and my calorie burn is sooo low , and my weight loss has slowed and had me wondering what is wrong with it or me... I'm busting *kitten* working out - and still nothing.
I m going to give your post a try in setting this HRM better!0 -
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Needing to check this out later after work. Thanks!0
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bump:ohwell: guess i'll figure this one out later0
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