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How does a heart rate monitor calculate the amount of calories your burn?
ByI heard that you cannot figure out how many calories your burn by using your heart rate so what does a heart rate monitor use to show you the amount of calories burned?
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November 12th, 2009 at 3:39 pm
ask the doctor
November 12th, 2009 at 3:43 pm
It’s just an estimate. Most ask for height/weight and age. So it’s an estimate based on your heart rate and those other variables. It’s only an estimate though.