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Just saw this and would like to point out that you should never hold your breath when you're lifting! Exhale on the lift. Always! If people are holding their breath, they're doing it wrong!
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What? So, HRM gives a decent estimate of calorie burn for cardiovascular training. Circuit training is cardiovascular training. But HRMs aren't good for circuit training? I fail to understand the logic.
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Circuit training is cardio. Our weight days are circuits: squats w/weights, lunges w/weights, back rows, push ups, biceps, shoulder presses, triceps and run a lap. Repeat 4 times w/ about 30 seconds in between. I wouldn't bother to wear a heart monitor if I were just doing sets of isolated exercises. Basically, the answer…
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I also like the fact that it tracks your sleep. I went with the One and I really like it.
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Exactly, which is why the HRM is great for that, which you can use for anything that isn't well tracked by a pedometer. I do boot camp and we do lots of intervals and weight lifting. On an interval day the fitbit tells me I was active for about 10 min (when class is 45 min) on a mostly weights day, it says even less, of…
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Agree with you about the cardio, but MFP calculates you at a deficit for the BEFORE you exercise if you put in a weight loss goal. If you don't eat back your exercise calories, it's an even bigger deficit. I fell victim to this and had an initial huge loss (probably water and muscle) then plateaued, largely because I had…
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Yes. This!!!
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Here' s the thing. Stretch marks=genetics. My grandma has stretch marks, my mom has stretch marks, I have stretch marks. Also, how you carry the baby makes a difference. From behind, you couldn't tell I was pregnant, but turn around, and WHOA, Nellie! I grew out, not wide, so my belly took the brunt of the growth--plus I…
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Thanks for posting. So inspirational!
