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Bluetooth low energy ,BLE. or smart is different to older bluetooth classic in that it is usually connected through an app , rather than a device. Also no absolute standards so manufacturers can implement slight variations. Your device -bike - needs to be bluetooth 4.0 or higher. I don't know how "smart" your bike is but…

I do hard TM steep incline walking. I have got fitter and faster over time. When I dial it down a little, it seems so much easier that I am able to carry on longer - can even get a much higher calorie count ! Calorie burn seems more dependent on time than on effort ?? Though it takes a bit longet ~20 mins , I am not as…

Sorry but I'm not counting calories so don't know. If you find out the app it uses then search. eg - https://www.reddit.com/r/Myfitnesspal/comments/dgg3y0/mi_band_4_and_mfp/

I started with a treadmill at 60 just over a year ago and I'm a lot fitter now - but I haven't lost much weight at all. I walk at max incline , at up to 4mph - it's pretty hard cardio. I thought if I ate "sensibly" and exercised, the weight would fly off by itself ! It doesn't . I'm eating too much - not calorie counting .…

I have Honor band 5 , often compared to the band 4, and it's calorie estimate is on the low side for my incline TM walks , compared to online calculators. Heart rate seems accurate compared to chest strap I use. Step count accuracy - don't know. I don't walk enough but it is interesting to see different days/weeks totals…

Here in UK, Amazon returns are pretty easy ! I was going to say painless ! I get painkillers on prescription for trapped nerve in sole of foot but I hardly take them. 8 daily but miss 99% days Sometimes if I'm going to push myself on treadmill , I'll take a couple as in the past have had ankle pains on TM. If and when I…

Do what the doctor ordered - as mentioned, more injury would be bad. I say weight is 90+% diet and a bit due to activity.

I only walk on my treadmill - briskly though and at high incline. 2 x week ? Started a year ago and I started to get back ache. Seems common. I read "on the internet" that a treadmill only aggravates an underlying condition. I carried on and don't suffer at all now. So - are you able to persevere with the treadmill ?…

It takes time . Maybe as stated above, you are working to failure . Try them leaning against a wall or furniture , maybe on knees also. This should allow you to do 30, 40+ , keep uping the numbers and then start to scale them up. Find ideas off youtube - I like this guys ways - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdT0uAg7wdw…

I read this in azdak's june '11 blog " . . . could cause an HRM to OVERestimate exercise calories. This was clearly demonstrated during my workout. I wear a Polar F11. The HRM calorie number for the 1st 30 min of my workout was 353, for the 2nd 30 min 460. That's a 30% difference--with NO change in workload intensity. " My…

I looked for some other max HR formulas and found this first- runnersworld "The American College of Sports Medicine recommends formulas with a standard deviation of seven beats per minute such as Gellish and Tanaka equations. Gellish2: 191.5 - .007 x age^2 = MHR Fairburn: 201 - .63 x age for women = MHR OR 208 - .80 x age…

Kettelbell exercises are very "functional" - related to real world , daily movements, that we all do. Kettelbell swings work the biggest muscle group - the posterior chain - as well as other core parts. Core strength helps in all activities , as you've found out ! Try one handed swings , the body's effort to keep stable…

A very intense workout burns me out for the rest of the day if I do it in morning , so for me that's a no no. Between 5-7pm fits for me

I "just" do walking as my main exercise , poorly leg ,don't run. 18% incline treadmill 3.5 - 4mph 10kg weighted vest Upto 45 minutes , at 3.5+mph 500 cals in 35 mins. ??? I am a wreck at end ! As stated above ,no need to say "just" walking because all of it's good. We are designed to walk - we can walk all day (sort of) ,…

Heard the expression "Jumping in the deep end" ? Or "Rome wasn't built in a day " ? Doing what you can do - and continuing with it - is all you need to do. Find a workout you are happy with - you can always up the effort as you get fitter. "Simply walking is a good start" yes , don't underestimate walking !

Azdak's next blog is headed - "Calories burned during exercise--it's the INTENSITY, not the HEART RATE that counts" I'd assume if you could in fact do 1 hour steady then cals per min x 60 would apply. But it's hard not to soft pedal ! On inclined treadmill I get a lot of cardio drift - 10%+ ?? I usually see max heart rate…

Losing weight is not easy but you've made a really good start. " I have been losing inches and my energy levels are much higher, " - that must be really encouraging ! I joined Mfp for exercise advice and would like to lose just a little - you've lost much more than me this year ! They say losing weight is 80% diet and 20%…

" . . . you need to exercise 30 mins a day 7 days a week and it's kind of daunting " Could even say it's VERY daunting. If exercising to lose weight it's a no-brainer not to eat too much in the first place

I'd say give kettlebells a try - lots of instructions on youtube etc. but currently they are rare and expensive like dumbells/weights Bad time to buy - can you maybe improvise just to get started ?

" Any form of exercise is better then nothing. " - Agree totally . If you start to do something you like, and can do, then it's much more likely that you will carry on with it. You can progress onto different exercises later - there isn't a timescale.

I've made a couple of the concrete filled basketball types with the heat-bent pipe handles. To make them a bit heavier I used broken storage heater blocks as the aggregate. One weighs 20kg ,think size 7, and a slightly smaller one 15kg - I think this could have reached 16kg with care.

You are a real inspiration !

I've been reading a bit about treadmill walking online and come across quite a few reports and studies where post heart surgery patients are involved in various trials using a treadmill . Google brings up lots of results , seems quite common. Here's a uk heart charity page -…

I try and read some of the comments as form may be mentioned - then I try and find out correct way. With millions of followers they have become "entertainers" - think 'show biz' .

Been walking 6mths ~2 a wk - now at 18% incline and 3.8mph with a 10kg vest for 30-32mins - it's hard. Using Polar f11 with chest strap ,refered to in the Azdak post because can input vo2 numbers- but I have not included the 10kg vest in my watch weight. Watch does fitness test for vo2 based on resting 5 mins. Think my vo2…

DO THE WALKING! - I can't edit my earlier reply. I never realised how close the numbers likely are - and nearly impossible to know for hiit. It was hard to accept that busting a gut doesn't really win out against such a "low-intensity" activity as walking in 40/20 ratio. The major point I now see is how "easy" or do-able…

Wow , your typing leaves me standing ! Thanks for all that work. If I read you right, the numbers you used give a very qualified 203 (+14to18) vs (158-212) , hiit wins. However, I think you are a very fit person who walks fast ! Now , 3 different assumed walking speeds 2.5 , 3.2 and 3.8mph ? I got a bit left behind at…

Well , what do yo base this on - "Forty minutes of walking probably burns more calories than 20 minutes of HIIT in the first place, . . ." edit 2.5mph walk is my best guess to the OP's incorrectly framed question . What else do you do ?

Hi - " First of all, I think you're talking about interval training, not HIIT." Err . . you're probably right , I'm not sure ! I just read about sprint ang high interval training - https://www.nuffieldhealth.com/article/what-is-hiit-training There seems to be a lot of difference in-between those 2 definitions ! To answer…

"And no, you would not burn more calories in a few minutes of very vigorous exercise than in 40 minutes of walking. That's just nonsense. " Why say that ? Burpees , star jumps, squats for 12 mins spaced with short breaks - or 40 min walk ? ? I answered the OP's question. But how can anyone answer without more info ? "Forty…