jasonkiely

Perth!

Polar FT80 here. Had it for about 3 years and love it. Works a treat... bought it from Jim Kidd in Perth. A friend of mine has a CX200 for his bike which works great too. Cant go past a Polar...

Howdy from Perth, WA.

I have had a polar FT80 since 2009. Apart from having to upgrade the firmware which required me to send it inter-state I have had 3 years of trouble free use. I have replaced the battery once in that time. In addition I am thinking of buying a CS500+ which will live permanently on my bike. You cant really go wrong with a…

Guys this is not really a subject open for debate. It's a fact - The larger you are (mass) the more calories you burn. You are all sitting in front of the Internet if you are reading this. Do a little bit of research and you will see for yourselves.

The generic MFP numbers are not really any good. If you want accurate figures you should get yourself a polar (or other brand) heart rate monitor.

I've burnt over 1000cal in an hour a few times. Now I have lost a few kilos I seem to only hit ~900. As it has already been suggested in this thread - larger body's require more energy. I like that the skepticism is based on what you yourself are able to achieve applied to everyone. Edit: I measure my calorie expenditure…

Ever been to a Podiatrist?

First go and consult a podiatrist. Then go and buy the recommended shoe online. A running stores gait analysis is largely worthless. Go and see someone who trained at University for this type of thing. An appointment is not expensive and you do not need a referral from your doctor. Really, it will be the best thing you…

A podiatrist will also recommend the best shoe for her to buy.

Go and see a Podiatrist and get some custom authodics made. Best thing I ever did (for my running). Then get a pair of Asics Kayano.