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My FT7, which is now over 4 years old and used a lot, started doing that a few years ago. At first I replaced just the strap which seemed to fix it for a while, but then started acting up again, so I replaced the transmitter and it has worked great for another 2 years. Polar changed the transmitters and straps about 3…
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Walking and stationary bikes can be great, but be sure you are pushing yourself on them. If you are walking at 3 mph for a couple miles, you probably aren't getting that much benefit. Try pushing yourself to walking close to 4 mph, or as fast as you need to get your heart rate up (>120bpm).
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My wife and I neither one eat back our exercise calories, unless we burn a lot in a given day (>1000). Every now and then I'll use 100 or so of them if I had a bigger than normal lunch, or want a snack. But I find I stay full just fine on my normal calories with normal exercise and if I tried to eat them all back I would…
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I count when I do it specifically for exercise, but I climb stairs throughout the day and don't count it. Stairs do burn a lot of calories quickly. I've found that if you do it enough, the calf pain goes down. BTW: I have been looking for stairs in MFP log forever, searched for climbing, bleachers, stairs, running stairs,…
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My wife had the same issue when she stated rowing, once I got her to use the proper form, she never complained about not feeling it again. Concept has some good videos on YouTube on form.
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I plan an extremely difficult day hike for a months in the future, which I imagine will be unbearably painful. And then when I am training I think of myself on the trail, suck air, hurt knees, not being able to get myself off the mountain. The thought of collapsing on a mountain somewhere makes me push hard. This method…
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I'd say right around ~20%
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Probably should start a different thread. But my wife has a similar issue. She routinely works out in the 190s, she has even busted 200 a few times. An easy cardio workout puts her in the high 170s. Basically she is always about 25 beats higher than what you'd think she should be at. We had her tested and her fat burn zone…
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The calculations are done in the watch, so I doubt a new chest strap/transmitter will help you at all. Make sure your have all your information setup correctly in the watch. Does the watch still tell time correctly? As for the bad straps, the old style polar strap had little wires in them, after awhile they corrode through…
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It could also mean she just isn't pushing herself enough when running. OP: I have a friend that has been doing a few marathons a year for awhile now. He added a yoga class to his normal training and really enjoyed it. But if you feel that you aren't getting "real cardio" from running you either need to speed up, or add…
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I think people on MFP get a little over the top about eating back all of your exercise calories. An interesting comparison is what Weight Watcher's does with exercise. You basically take the number of calories (points in WW's case) that you burned during the exercise and divide by 2. They then give you the option how many…
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My wife and I do very long day hiking. Currently training for Cactus to Clouds (hopefully a full round-trip). Only way we stay motivated at the gym.
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After trying new batteries, etc. I finally had to replace the chest strap on both mine and my wife's FT7, and then about 6 months later I had to replace the transmitter on one. The other is starting to get a little flaky, but not too bad yet. Supposedly the newer transmitters are better and will last longer. The new strap…
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1 time each, or do you do multiple sets each day?
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I made little cards that have all the exercises on the left and dates across the top in excel, then printed on card stock. About 3x7, able to fit about 12 or so workouts per card.
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I have an FT7 and mostly like it. My wife and I have both had to replace the strap and we had to replace the transmitter once. The new straps and transmitters are different than our original ones and seem better. We didn't start having problems until they were about 1.5 or 2 years-old, which were hundreds of hours of use.…
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Different gyms have different atmospheres, even right down the street from each other. So it might be worth checking out another one in the area. Planet Fitness can be pretty good for people new to the gym scene and don't want a lot of body builders and booty shorts around. I also have never been good about going to the…
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I'm a 195# guy and, pretty much no matter I do it takes a little longer than an hour to get 900, per my HRM. But I generally train at or near my anaerobic threshold. But I also do a lot of hiking, biking, racquetball, etc that I can easily do for multiple hours and the calories really start to add up over a longer period…
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What generalization? I didn't generalize anyone in that comment. I complained about the type of people that do one rep, sit around flux their muscles, makes sure everyone is watching them. There are a lot of people at my gym who lift heavy, including me. They just aren't the type that occupy the entire free weight area all…
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This is what makes it friendly to beginners and non-bodybuilders. Their whole business focuses on getting a lot of average people to sign up, not catering to bodybuilders, this is how they can be so cheap since there are far more average people in the world than bodybuilders. I personally really like the lunk alarm, makes…
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My wife and I started at planet fitness the day it opened near us, about 14 months ago. We personally really like it, especially for the price. The only issues I see with it are if you want to do really hardcore free weights. Dumbbells only go up to ~75 and at my location all of the barbells are on racks, so it would be…
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Use the strength training option under cardio to get some calories for the weight lifting workout.
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The strap that comes with the FT7 is adjustable and would fit a very large or small chest.
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I just got some New Balance minimalist shoes this weekend. They are technically trail running shoes and have a vibram sole, but don't have the individual toes. So far I like them a lot. I have vibram soles on my hiking boots, which with a couple hundred miles on them look brand new so I have high hopes for the longevity of…
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When in doubt go low on calories burned and go high on calories eaten. Most people over estimate exercise and underestimate food intake.
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Be sure you are carefully tracking your food intake and not over tracking your exercise. Most people over estimate their exercise and under estimate their food intake. Get a food scale and weigh everything you can. Weight watchers also divides all activity points in half to counteract the over estimation issue and to…
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If you continue to under eat your body will start to enter starvation mode. The body will start shutting down organs to save fuel. I know many people that went on crash diets, only to end up with severe Gail bladder damage. My best friend was hospitalized for 2 weeks due to complications from his crash diet. One of my…
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The company I used to worked for had access to some website that had calorie calculators for every type of activity you could think of. But under sex and *kitten* it would not provide any calculations, because they did not believe it was exercise. Their reasoning was you did not use a full range of motion and a lot of the…
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My wife and I took up hiking, which requires us to be in shape. Now when I need help staying in shape I just start planning our next hard hike and put a picture of the mountain/trail as my wallpaper at work. I was able to stay into hiking because I set a goal that I wanted to climb Half Dome in Yosemite and I just kept…
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This is the routine my wife and I follow and we find it very effective.
