Comments on: Heart Rate Monitors Don’t Work? http://www.FatManUnleashed.com/heart-rate-monitors-dont-work/ A Weight Loss Blog with Fitness, Health, and Diet Tips Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:57:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Chip Paswater http://www.FatManUnleashed.com/heart-rate-monitors-dont-work/#comment-4882 Chip Paswater Mon, 21 Apr 2008 22:27:11 +0000 http://www.FatManUnleashed.com/heart-rate-monitors-dont-work/#comment-4882 <i>Overestimating your calorie expenditure leads to overeating because you feel you “deserve” the food for all of your “hard” work.</i> Are you sure about this? I definitely suffer from food issues, but I can tell you definitively that after I workout I eat less because I don't want to ruin the workout I just did. My mind seems to be clearer after a workout and I feel empowered to make better food decisions. Many people I talk to on this topic feel the same way. Overestimating your calorie expenditure leads to overeating because you feel you “deserve” the food for all of your “hard” work.

Are you sure about this? I definitely suffer from food issues, but I can tell you definitively that after I workout I eat less because I don’t want to ruin the workout I just did. My mind seems to be clearer after a workout and I feel empowered to make better food decisions. Many people I talk to on this topic feel the same way.

]]> By: treadmill http://www.FatManUnleashed.com/heart-rate-monitors-dont-work/#comment-4877 treadmill Mon, 21 Apr 2008 14:30:34 +0000 http://www.FatManUnleashed.com/heart-rate-monitors-dont-work/#comment-4877 Well, I use a heart rate monitor so I guess nothing really changes for me :) Well, I use a heart rate monitor so I guess nothing really changes for me :)

]]> By: metroknow - AlmostFit.com http://www.FatManUnleashed.com/heart-rate-monitors-dont-work/#comment-4873 metroknow - AlmostFit.com Sun, 20 Apr 2008 21:36:11 +0000 http://www.FatManUnleashed.com/heart-rate-monitors-dont-work/#comment-4873 I definitely agree with you on the benefit of using a heart monitor. Sure - for hardcore trainees like an olympic athlete it can be a distraction (I would imagine), but for someone like me, it really went a long way toward keeping me from injuring myself because it kept my enthusiasm (and tendency to overdo it) in check. When I began training for long distance running, combining heart rate with the old, "can you talk while you're running" method meant I was able to train effectively over long distances. The heart rate monitor helped me to keep my enthusiasm in check - when I was feeling good, I naturally wanted to run a lot faster, which would have worked against my long-distance goals. Bottom line is do what works for you. Sure the formula for heart rate is not universal, but for me, it really helped me to keep my training within safe (and ultimately successful) limits. I definitely agree with you on the benefit of using a heart monitor. Sure - for hardcore trainees like an olympic athlete it can be a distraction (I would imagine), but for someone like me, it really went a long way toward keeping me from injuring myself because it kept my enthusiasm (and tendency to overdo it) in check.

When I began training for long distance running, combining heart rate with the old, “can you talk while you’re running” method meant I was able to train effectively over long distances. The heart rate monitor helped me to keep my enthusiasm in check - when I was feeling good, I naturally wanted to run a lot faster, which would have worked against my long-distance goals.

Bottom line is do what works for you. Sure the formula for heart rate is not universal, but for me, it really helped me to keep my training within safe (and ultimately successful) limits.

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