Lidl HRM

Cherrycola

Did anyone else buy one of the Lidl HRM last month?

If so, do you find its giving accurate readings?

Im averaging about 500 cals for a 40min power walk, and about 400 cals for a 40min Davina dvd, do these reading seem high? Im 5'10, 74kg female.

I get an average HR reading of about 150-160 while exercising, im just hoping its giving me correct readings.

**Timbuk2**

The calorie values that HRMs give (not just the Lidl one, in general) are usually a bit high, and should be taken with a pinch of salt.

My Polar F6 gets my heart rate exactly right, but sometimes I think the calories can be a bit overestimated. I'm male, 5'9" 69kg and if I do a spinning class, for example, which lasts 50 minutes and my average heart rate is usually 172~ish, it says I burn near 600 calories (which is doubtful).

I don't know anything about you, but I would say that it's unlikely that you would burn 500 calories from 40-minutes of power walking. I'm open to correction though.

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**Timbuk2** wrote: »

The calorie values that HRMs give (not just the Lidl one, in general) are usually a bit high, and should be taken with a pinch of salt.

My Polar F6 gets my heart rate exactly right, but sometimes I think the calories can be a bit overestimated. I'm male, 5'9" 69kg and if I do a spinning class, for example, which lasts 50 minutes and my average heart rate is usually 172~ish, it says I burn near 600 calories (which is doubtful).

I don't know anything about you, but I would say that it's unlikely that you would burn 500 calories from 40-minutes of power walking. I'm open to correction though.

+1.

Take the cal counter with a very large pinch of salt.

TheJones

Agree with the above, with no disrespect to your level of fitness intended that Reading for calories burned is very doubtful, also use Polar HRM's and find their heart rate readings very accurate but really wouldn't take notice of the Kcal readings

Cherrycola

Thats what i thought.

Cheers.

Sitric

Cherrycola,

I think you can calibrate most HR monitors with your actual maximum pulse rate (you have to measure this yourself rather than using the 220-age formula), weight, age, etc which will give you more accurate estimates of the calories used.

This calculator might help too,

http://www.exrx.net/Calculators/Calories.html

Mellor

I wouldn't believe the kcal figure as an exact reading. But it is still useful as a way to compare workouts.

eg, you go for a run, it says 500 cals burned. Nut next time it says 550. You likely burn more capories the second time (although not 50 cals more etc). Can be useful if you are running or walking on a random route where time can varies and distance is unknown.