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Fitbit vs. Runkeeper calories burned
I've noticed quite a discrepancy between fitbit and runkeeper when showing calories burned. Today for example I walked trails and hills for an hour. Fitbit says I burned 440 calories but runkeeper says I only burned 286. Which one should I trust? I'm leaning towards fitbit since it has a heart rate monitor. But it's quite…
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Heart Rate questions
When I met with the personal trainer a couple of weeks ago she told me that my target heart rate zone is 90-154 and that I shouldn't go above 154 very often or I won't get the maximum benefits of the cardio and strength training that I'm starting. When exercising, my heart gets above 154 easily - I believe it's because I…
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Breakfast - timing important?
I get up at 5:30 in the morning and am not hungry when I first get up. By the time I get to work and get settled, it is around 8:30 before I eat breakfast - usually oatmeal, milk and a banana. I know that breakfast is the most important meal of the day and that it sort of wakes up your metabolism, but I wonder if I should…
