Would this work for a nursing mom? I'm just wondering if the armband and online program can be tailored for a nursing mom. Will it also calculate calories I'm burning through breastfeeding?
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I am also a nursing mom of a 4-month old and have been using the BodyBugg (similar product-same manufacturer different on-line tools) for 2 months and feel it has been pretty accurate. I have already reached my pre-pregnancy weight and am continuing to lose weight at a rate of just over 1 pound per week. I've found the online tools very helpful in tracking the quality of calories I'm eating (more protein, less "junk"). I'm not sure about the online program for this armband, but I think it could be a very helpful tool. Best of luck!
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A., this is probably no longer relevant to you but I thought I'd answer for any future nursing moms. No, there's no way to tailor your profile for the extra calorie expenditure of breastfeeding.
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I'm sure you can wear it to get a measure of your calories burned throughout the day, but I believe this device is most accurate when used during your workouts. However there are other devices that can do this for you -- I recommend checking out the FitBit. :)
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Only if you wear the breast strap, which would be rather uncomfortable. I have the Basis now, which does that, but is not very good at measuring calorie consumption during activity. In any case, calorie count during sleep is rather uninteresting - the Basis shows I burned some 500 cal between midnight and 6:30 am and I would bet that this is within 10% of what it shows any other day, even after a hard workout when the actual consumption is higher.If you look for calorie count, I'd go with a Polar for workout and a Fitbit or similar with MyfitnessPal for the rest.
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Yes if you buy the blue hr monitor you can monitor hr and calories burned ... You can also use almost any fitness app you have or want witch is a awesome plus . I just use the wahoo app it ended up being my fav app anyway ... I love this hr monitor I use it at the gym and when I road and mountain bike it is the greatest fitness tool I have ever bought . If you cycle the blue tooth cadence sensor is great too .
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I have had luck using the supplement in combination to tracking calories on my fitness pal. I would like to say I have been successful in increasing my exercise level, but alas that would be a lie. I have done the calorie thing before but always got frustrated and quit because there was little progess and I was hungry all the time - which led to cravings and snacking. With the supplement I have found it easier to skip the snacks and not be thinking about food all the time.
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YES. I've done the program four times in the past year, the first time starting at four weeks post partum. By the end if the first round I lost all baby weight, 45lbs. After second, I lost an additional 20. Read the reviews. But, you need to challenge yourself with the weight, if you use 3 lb dumbbells (or nothing) for the exercises you might not get the results you want. Do the work a d you'll get the results, it's that simple.
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It calculates calories based primarily on weight and distance (with an age adjustment, I believe). It uses relatively simple formulas just like a treadmill.That's fine for running and walking. It's not going to do much for you in most other workouts.
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It let's you input your weight but not your height. I believe there in another model that would more acuratly track calories burned with a heart rate monitor and more personalized information.
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Theoretically it should work fine, and since Catherine tried hers and found it was accurate, I'd say there's no problem. Unfortunately, I can't test it on myself since a medical condition makes my axillary temp about the same as my oral temp, instead of a degree lower like it should be. But if I had kids I'd trust this for them.
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thinking about purchasing this. Would this bee too much for a person who is just getting into working out? I thought the program could be scaled back to fit my abilities now and increase over time. I would like to know what others think.
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I use the app called digifit. I paid for all the upgrades...I think it was $8 and I don't know if I even use all those capabilities ! But that keeps track of heart rate and calories burned, I also have myfitnesstracker app and I can connect my calories burned into my daily food diary. It's really awesome all he stuff you can do. I love the Jarv!
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Yes. The chest strap monitors your heart rate and that is how it calculates calories.
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I have been using my fitness pal...(lost 65 lbs, gained back 30...currently lost 40) for over 2 years and love, but I don't know how to use the Tickr with it...or the wahoo blue that I have been using for over a year. I use the wahoo fitness program for all my exercise/run/walk/calorie burn count. I use my fitness pal to track my diet. They both work great for me!
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This one does distance, steps taken and calories. I always question how accurate the calories are on these little pedometers but then I question that on any exercise machines also. Let's face it, if we eat too much we know it.
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It only counts them as you put your heart rate in. It is very sensitive so you cant move your arm around while you are trying to capture your heart rate, I actually have to stop running for a minute and press the buttons to get a reading. It will then calculate the calories burned based on the time elapsed at the heart rate that you captured, so for example if you run for thirty minutes you would need to stop a couple times during your run to get a heart rate reading and if you stop the timer before your last heart rate reading it will not calculate those calories. So long story longer I like it to get and "idea" of my calories but it is a pain to stop several times to get the heart rate reading and I question how truly accurate it is since it is not real time for the heart rate only when you actually press the buttons to capture the heart rate...but I hate chest straps so this is the next best thing for me. Hope that helps
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Not really as the primary function of this bracelet is a pedometer the only excersize it accurately monitors is walking or running. However you can easily manually enter excersize that is not recorded. So it is great to monitor casual activity and sleep cycles. So will it benefit you? Not for yoga. But in overall calorie and health? Absolutely, but only if you put in a little effort.
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As far as I know, this is false. The Core device along with the other BodyMedia gadgets must be worn on the upper arm with the sensors making direct contact with the skin in the mid-triceps area. This is how the device has been calibrated by the factory to calculate your calorie expenditure throughout the day. It will not work connected to any other part of the body.