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when to stop heart rate monitor

  • 13-08-2014 1:40pm
    #1
    Floppybits
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,842 ✭✭✭


    When I work out I am using a heart rate monitor to track how hard I am working and calories being burned during my workouts. My question is though when should I stop the heart rate monitor. Is it when I finish the workout or is it when my heart goes back to normal levels?


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  • #2
    Stench Blossoms
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,390 ✭✭✭Stench Blossoms


    When you finish the workout.

    ....and if you want a really accurate result, just say you worked out for an hour, minus the amount of calories you burn in an hour just sitting down from the amount you burned when you worked out.


  • #3
    misslt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,103 ✭✭✭misslt


    Stench Blossoms wrote: »
    When you finish the workout.

    ....and if you want a really accurate result, just say you worked out for an hour, minus the amount of calories you burn in an hour just sitting down from the amount you burned when you worked out.

    Never thought of that :o


  • #4
    conzy
    Subscribers Posts: 6,408 ✭✭✭conzy


    It will make a negligible difference. And the calories burned even on a HRM are not always accurate so I hope you are not doing this in an effort to be able to eat more "earned" calories :P


  • #5
    Stench Blossoms
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,390 ✭✭✭Stench Blossoms


    conzy wrote: »
    It will make a negligible difference. And the calories burned even on a HRM are not always accurate so I hope you are not doing this in an effort to be able to eat more "earned" calories :P

    Em are you telling me 158533 calories I burned doing lunges do not count?


  • #6
    misslt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,103 ✭✭✭misslt


    Nah I don't eat them, just like seeing the numbers. I'm a nerd :P


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  • #7
    Floppybits
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,842 ✭✭✭Floppybits


    conzy wrote: »
    It will make a negligible difference. And the calories burned even on a HRM are not always accurate so I hope you are not doing this in an effort to be able to eat more "earned" calories :P

    Is that not the reason for working out so that you can eat earned calories. :)


  • #8
    mloc123
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,454 ✭✭✭mloc123


    conzy wrote: »
    It will make a negligible difference. And the calories burned even on a HRM are not always accurate so I hope you are not doing this in an effort to be able to eat more "earned" calories :P

    A HRM that uses the 'firstbeat' algorithm and is configured with correct weight and max HR (not 220-age) should be very very close to correct.

    Edit: for cardio


  • #9
    Mellor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 39,901 ✭✭✭✭Mellor


    mloc123 wrote: »
    A HRM that uses the 'firstbeat' algorithm and is configured with correct weight and max HR (not 220-age) should be very very close to correct.

    Edit: for cardio
    If its configured with actual Max HR then it should be pretty accurate.
    But most people are jsut using it out of the box with 220-age.

    I've never done a MHR test, but I'd be pretty sure my max is > 220-age. So for me, my HRM is probably overestimating calories.


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