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Calories burned hiking vs. walking
Hi, I'm fairly new here and have been trying to figure out the best way to estimate how many calories I'm burning when I exercise. I've come across a number of calculators that take into account one's weight, the activity and the duration to give an estimate. What I can't figure out is why there's such a difference between…
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Converting Heart Rate and VO2 max to calories burned
Hi everyone. I've recently purchased a heart rate monitor and have calculated my estimated VO2 using the Rockport Walk test (about 40.5). I've been poking around about how to use this information along with weight/age/heart rate/time to calculate calories burned doing a particular exercise. In doing this, I've used several…
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Third day here
Hi everyone, It's my third day using myfitnesspal, and I've found it a good experience so far. I'd been meaning to to try and get in better shape for months, and when a friend joined weight watchers recently, I finally felt motivated to look after myself a bit more. Being able to quantify food and exercise has really been…
