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Another vote for what @erickirb said: I have dodgy knees too, and switched over to treadmills from the cross-trainers because of them.
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To start off with, I think I should point out that worrying about VO2max is likely more detail than you need when you're just starting out. It's certainly possible to get very good results without it. If you're still interested, however, then a short explanation follows. VO2max is basically a measure of how fit you are. A…
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Thanks, that's what I've come round to. But wait - you ran for SIX HOURS yesterday - what are you, some kind of nutter? :laugh:
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I went for a treadmill, on the grounds that it's better training (more similar) in winter for running outside in summer :-) I used to use cross-trainers in the gym, and I think it's right to say that overall they're more forgiving on the body (no repeated impacts on the leg joints), but my personal experience was that the…
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Thanks for your thoughts everyone. I think I'm going to go with logging the 430, because the 70 must come out of the number of calories you're allowed as per your base settings. But yes, this level of detail is just being pedantic, really - there's far more errors introduced in logging calories eaten, like for example when…
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That's what I've been doing, but I'm not sure it's correct any more. Do you have any sources or reasoning to back this up?
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Just to add to the two answers above: You can't just get any old HRM; it has to say that it counts calorie burn. Also, the number an HRM gives for calorie burn is pretty much useless unless it is a model that allows you to set your VO2_max manually. If you get an HRM which doesn't allow you to do this, you will find that…
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With all respect, given the rather serious history you mention, I think your doctor is the best person to discuss this with. I'm very sorry; I know that's not very helpful.
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Oh, dammit. Guess I'd better cut back on the ciggies and crack cocaine then :-P Thanks all for your help.
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