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Pedometer, Heart rate watcher, or Calorie Counter?
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sphinxxikitten13
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 Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 12:29 pm Post subject: Pedometer, Heart rate watcher, or Calorie Counter? |
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| Well I’ve been exercising a lot, and everything says make sure you burning X amount of calories. But how do you really know? I mean I know there are websites you can type in your activity, but that’s more of an estimate.My boyfriend said to get a Pedometer, but that seems to only measure distance/steps for walkers. I walk/run & bike ride + I’ll be adding in some weight training.Someone else at school said to get a watch that monitors your heart rate and you can calculate calories burned from that…but I wouldn’t know how?OK…now I’m over confused. Which is better? Does anyone have any they’ve used and liked? I thought about this one, but will it help when I ride my bike, or only when I’m walking/running? http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=3294308I’m sort of on a budget, I don’t want to spend more than $50, and cheaper would be better. Since half the time stuff that’s more expensive just has more gadgets but not anything I really need.Lastly, are all these pointless? Or will they be helpful and motivational? Would hate to waste the money if I’m going to end up calculating calories burned by hand anyway… |
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silverbullet
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| Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 12:59 pm Post subject: |
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| There is no direct way to measure calories burned, at least not without a roomful of expensive lab equipment......Heart rate monitors or pedometers use the same sort of tables you get at diet websites, and perform the calculations internally. Its still only a rough estimate. |
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mamamoon
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| Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 1:33 pm Post subject: |
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| I joined Sparkpeople.com and use their estimates to keep me motivated and on track. I don't think there is any way to get an exact number. I had a pedometer but found it very inaccurate. Maybe it had to do with how I walk but the thing was missing many of my steps. It just ended up irritating me so I took it off and well lost it in my home.I'll stick to an estimate from a free site. |
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