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Anyone Using Calories Burned by Heart Rate calculators? Thoughts?
I recently got a Fitbit with heart rate and have played around with using Fitbit's automatic calculators for things like kettlebells and yoga vs taking my average HR for the exercise time period and using a calorie burned by heart rate calculator like the one on ShapeSense.com. I find that the calories burned by heart rate…
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Fitbit Alta HR and Kettlebell Workout Calorie Burn
Hi all, I just got my Alta HR this morning and did a short KB workout; swings, deads, bridges, etc. My heart rate got to cardio (7 mins) and fat burning zones (11 mins) yet Fitbit estimated I burned 8 calories. I get that it measures steps but does it not take into account HR as well? Should I just enter it manually on MFP?
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Still struggling with weight loss
Hi all, I'm new to this so please be patient with my question. I'm a 40-year old (tomorrow!) female, 5'6.5", 130.3lbs and BF is ~24.5% right now. I'm looking to get to around 125lbs before I go to maintenance. I'm doing KB workouts about 6xweek and have been logging for 17 days. Starting I was 133.3lbs. Great I lost 3 lbs…
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New to exercising, lost a few, gaining a few back. When does it turn to muscle?
Hi all, I'm looking for some feedback on my journey to get more fit. I'm 5.7" and 130lbs, age 40 (well a week from today!). I have always been naturally thin and never had much muscle. As I've gotten older, things have gotten softer and what not so I started working out 3 weeks ago. My goal is to lose a few pounds and get…
