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Do I really need to eat my gross calories?
I have been a member if MFC since the end of August. I think I have been religiously logging all the calories I consume. I was logging all of my exercise calories, but that was based on the calorie count on my Y’s treadmills. As I found out from a previous post I made, the Y’s calorie counts are notoriously wrong. At the…
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Help w/my Polar F6
Last week, I asked if you were thinking about buying a heart monitor, which one should it be? The overwhelming response was the Polar F6. So I got one. The directions are a little vague on how I go about changing some of the information I put in the device to get started. How do you change your weight input if you are…
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The best heart monitor
I posted a question last week regarding calorie counters on treadmills and their accuracy. A number of people responded (thanks), but many said they used a heart monitor instead to get a better calorie count. Any suggestions on a good heart monitor? I have seen them on the web anywhere from $50 to $400 (that includes GPS).
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Do you trust treadmill calorie counts?
I log about 35 miles a week of treadmill walking. Bad knees and back prevent running. I usually have the treadmill at the highest incline - #15 and walk about 5 mph. The calorie count is usually about 1450 when I enter my current age and weight. Does this sound right or should I be discounting this count? Sorry, I posted…
