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What Is The Unit For Measuring Fat Burnt?
hi doctor i am following a weight loss program i have not joined any gym i am just going for a jog 5 days a week for 40 mins & follwing a diet i am 25 & work in a mobile company I have got a heartmeter with the chest strap it has a feature which says that it can estimate the fat burnt it does calculates & gives the calorie burnt also i want to know how does it measure the fat burnt by capturing my heart rates n exercise time the device gives fat burnt readings in g, which i dont understand any idea about the unit in which fat burnt is measured
Sat, 27 Feb 2010
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hiroshi's
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One gram of fat is approximately 9 calories if your hear rate during the exercise is say X/min and you exercise for about 40 mins at that rate then I think the machine calculates how much of calories you burn and translates it into fat in grams. But it need not all be fat only it is only an approxiamte
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arnold's
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the best exercises to lose weight are the exercises called cardio workouts - like jogging/ cycling there is no additional benefit ongoing to a gym to lose weight , except for toning the body I am not familiar with the machine you have mentioned
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