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12 questions linked to/from Metabolic Equations for Anaerobic Exercise?
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Derive the MET equation for caloric expenditure estimate
A Metabolic Equivalent of Task (METs) is:
1 MET := Consumption of 3.5 mL_O2/kg/min ~= 1 kcal/kg/hr
Most online calculators that use MET to estimate caloric burn use:
Eq. 1) Cal_kcal = Duration_min * (...
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Is it possible to measure calorie burn from heart rate alone?
I have a Polar heart rate monitor chest strap, and a compatible Android phone on which I can run a number of different apps for recording my heart rate. My primary interest is in how many calories I ...
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how to calculate calorie from pedometer?
How can I convert pedometer steps to calories burned? Can anybody explain this to me?
I know there is a lot of variables (sex,age,weight), but, I don't know the heart rate.
I need to know how are ...
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Energy expenditure (calories burned) equation for running
There are numerous online calorie calculators for running (e.g. from runners world). What is the underlying formula for calculating energy expenditure while running? This post has an excellent ...
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Calculate calories burned [closed]
I want to calculate the calorie burned by any person.If i have the height ,weight,sex,distance walks or run.Is there any formula that help me to calculate the calorie burned just by above four factors....
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Calories burn rate calculation -- scientific studies
There are many online calculators for measuring walking/running/bicycling calories burn rate. They differ in input parameters like some might need my weight as well as height and some don't. Almost ...
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How can I calculate calories burned during an activity?
I've found various online "calculators" for looking up how many calories are burned when doing an exercise like using an Elliptical machine.
Is there a way to calculate how many calories I burned ...
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Metabolic Equivalent of Task (MET) values for exercises with rest
I'm trying to figure out what MET values for various exercises mean. Cardio exercises seem pretty clear to me: 6 MET for bicycling means that one hour of bicycling for a person weighing 70 kg burns 6 *...
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How do calories per distance vary with speed: walking, running, and sprinting?
In The Story of the Human Body on p. 85, it claims that running an equal distance at two different speeds uses equal calories:
In fact, a running human's legs store and release energy so ...
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What is this seemingly random value when working out calories burned?
I've tried to keep this question as non-programmer-friendly as possible, but please let me know if you don't understand something.
I'm a software developer and I'm looking over some old code and I ...
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Measure performance in kettlebell?
How can I measure my performance and how many calories I burn during swings, high pulls, etc, when exercising with kettlebells? I want to measure how effective I was during training.
I am also ...
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Ketone bodies vs glycogen cycle
I'm doing some analysis about the body deriving energy from ketones vs glycogen. I'm looking for data about how much more/less (I'm guessing less) ketone use is vs glycogen in terms of oxygen ...
