If I do a Bodypump class or even a weight lifting DVD (we're talking max 25 lbs lifted at a time), can I use my heart rate monitor to calculate calories burned? I've heard conflicting things about whether a HRM can be used/is accurate to calculate weight lifting calories.... thanks everyone!
Hey everyone :) I was wondering if using a heart rate monitor is an accurate way to measure calories burned during this class? I have heard that using a HRM for weight training is in accurate, and that HRM are only accurate for cardio. Or, do you think Body Pump is circuit training, so therefore a heart rate monitor would…
