Daily Plate and exercise question

Brandy~ · June 24, 2008

I have been using daily plate religously lately and logging my exercise and food. Do you find that the calories burned for exercise on there is accurate? I have an issue with the biking general one... They say you burn 800+ per hour for my weight. I don't see that happening. I ride my bike 39 minutes each way for work to get exercise.

kagoscuba · June 24, 2008

They are assuming you're biking is at your optimal exercise heart rate, which I doubt happens on your commute.

Riding the bike is great for the environment and it certainly helps a little in weight loss, but unless you get off the bike feeling "beat" at least 2-3 times a week, then you are doing little to improve your overall fitness. Your body will adjust to an exercise load that becomes too routine. Shock your body and you will notice results.

ceecee01 · June 24, 2008

I would be wary to just accept what one of these calculators says as fact. Take it as a rule of thumb and nothing more. I use fit tools at FitFiend.com and I just use them to gauge myself but not as an absolute. Maybe you should get a heart rate monitor...it would be way more accurate.