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Calories burned - Strava V Heart Rate Monitor
Hi folks, i am looking for some advice. when i'm doing exercise, i run strava on my phone for distance/speed etc and a heart rate monitor to monitor my heart and calories. however, strava also records calories, and always is always different by over 200 calories than the HRM. but the weird thing is, sometimes it is less on…
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Diet whilst Camping
Hi all Looking for some advice for when my partner and i go on a 10 day camping holiday around Scotland. Normally this is easy as we buy loads of pasta and bread and takes sauces for the pasta etc. (for the nights that we don't sample the local cuisine of course). However, since March, we have both gone wheat free, so i am…
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Advice Needed - Alternative to Running?
Hi there, i'm looking for some advice/alternatives to running. I previously trained for triathlons, but due to the make up of my feet (size 2.5) my height (5'6") and the high arch, my ankles cant support me running and they collapse, well they feel like they are going to collapse. i've tried proper running shoes, fitted by…
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Low fat (high sugar) yogurt or normal yogurt?
hi there, been at this for a couple of weeks and one of my treats for the day is low fat bio yogurt with summer fruits on top. i am REALLY shocked at how much sugar is in the yogurt - for 100g of yogurt, there's 15 grammes of sugar!!! so, the question is, should i stick with the low fat/high sugar or go for the normal…
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Hi from the Highlands in Scotland :-)
Hi all new to the forum, and reasonably new to MyFitnessPal. Had been going to a diet class for a few weeks, but that's been cancelled, so left in the big bad world to fend for myself :-/ haha! hoping to lose 34 pounds! EEK!!! to get me back to where i was a couple of years ago. dont like fad diets and minimal calories -…