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On average, mine is between 3500 and 4000 calories per week, but I have an HRM to calculate my exact output. I find that this site's estimates are a bit low. Also, depending on the week, I do some extreme workouts that burn around 900 calories in an hour. Yours might be low if you don't keep track of your own heart rate,…
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Gotta agree with the HRM. I have a Timex if you want to stay cheap and just check your heart rate and your calories burned. It's a lot more accurate than the formulas here (though I still use them for things like walking and such).
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How did you like Curves? They keep trying to recruit me, but I don't know how effective the 30-minute circuit would be for me.
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I use the Timix T5 G971 watch. All you have to do is put in your body weight and it'll calculate the amount of calories you burn based on your heart rate. It's about $39 at Wal-Mart right now, and I've seen it for about $38 on Amazon. I wanted something simple because all I wanted to track was my heart rate and my…
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How did you like P90X? I've been thinking about it, but I've seen a lot of people get sick doing it, so I'm a bit worried.
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I agree with the others. I got a heart rate monitor watch a few weeks ago (I think the Timex is about $38 on Amazon right now), and there is literally a 300 calorie difference between what this website says and what my HRM says. Plus it'll help you stay in your optimal zone so that you get the best out of your workout.
