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Rushfit Calories burned
I recently purchased a Polar heart rate monitor to get an estimate of my calorie burn during workouts. It seems accurate (heart rate it gives is accurate and it's calories burned are less than cario equipment, but seem reasonable). I have work the heart rate monitor during 2 Rushfit workouts, and it indicated I burned 381…
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Heart rate question
I am 42 in pretty good shape (can run 6 miles easily in less than an hour on treadmill..a bit slower outside, depending on hills). I recently got a HR monitor and try to keep my heart rate around 185 on my runs. For me, this has me running between 6.7 and 7.2 mph. I feel relatively comfortable at this pace...controlled…
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Spin Class
I normally run but decided to do a spin class today. I thought I had always heard that spinning burns more calories than running...but that just was not the case for me. I simply could not get my heart rate up to the same level (when I run, I keep it between 171 and 185; spin class got to 171 a couple of times, but never…
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Frustrated with BMR estimates
I am new to MFP but not new to fitness. I like the MFP calorie charts and I understand the theory behind eating your calories back. However, I am confused/frustrated about BMR estimates. I have gone to various websites and each give a different number...but many give close to 1200 (like 1247)...so that if I am eating the…
