patrickmathews

2000 is my net goal. If I exercise 1000 calories, I'll eat 3000 calories that day.

I have used two different Polar heart rate monitors and they both were excellent. Most of the machines at the gym will also work with the Polar signal so if you use a cardio machine it will display heart rate from the chest strap and not the (unreliable) handle sensors. Polar has a bunch of newer models that now work with…

Thanks to everyone for the comments. I am 45, 6'2" 220lbs. Recently dropped from 272 lbs over the last 5 months. I don't have any heart condition (that I know of) and have had pretty thorough flight physicals every other year for the last 20 and never had any inkling of a heart issue. I have been a swimmer off and on since…

It depends on the workout but I swim 40 - 75 minutes and can burn 400 - 1500 calories depending on how hard I push. Keep in mind that I'm also 6'2" and currently 247 lbs so if your a 120 pounder you obviously won't burn as many calories. Several years ago (when I was in much better shape) I did 2200 calories in a very long…

I just came across this website http://www.exrx.net. I started a diet/exercise program about 6 weeks ago and am also looking for a routine that will yield some results. I am mostly trying to drop weight and improve fitness - I'm also not interested in bulking up. From what I gather, the new thinking that is actually based…

I use my ft7 for swimming. It works fine but I find that it starts to slip if I don't tighten the strap a lot more than when I'm on a cardio machine. Not that I swim that fast but the water does catch it. I love swimming and for me it is by far the best cardio workout. It is also very easy to get anaerobic while swimming…