Rissole76
Full Member
Hi guys
Just thought Id share this as I think its briliant. I was never sure how accurate I was pointing my activities, as quite often it says for example "walking briskly" or just "aerobics", surely people burn calories differently when exercise due to alot of different factors. So I invested in a heart rate monitor so I knew how many calories I was burning exactly using my stats. That still didnt help with the amount of points earnt as it was very vague, so I googled (as you do) to find out the formula they use to work out the activity points. Now according to wikipedia, the current propoint system is 70 cals = 1 Pro point (the old system was 50=1). So now I can exercise, check how many cals I burnt, and do the maths! So for example the other day I walked for 10 mins, then did a 20 min run, I burnt 280 cals, there for 280/70 = 4 pro points. I feel alot happier that I am not guessing. If I entered this online it comes up 5 points. More so I think it helps those who are not online members.. anyway hope this helps someone
Just thought Id share this as I think its briliant. I was never sure how accurate I was pointing my activities, as quite often it says for example "walking briskly" or just "aerobics", surely people burn calories differently when exercise due to alot of different factors. So I invested in a heart rate monitor so I knew how many calories I was burning exactly using my stats. That still didnt help with the amount of points earnt as it was very vague, so I googled (as you do) to find out the formula they use to work out the activity points. Now according to wikipedia, the current propoint system is 70 cals = 1 Pro point (the old system was 50=1). So now I can exercise, check how many cals I burnt, and do the maths! So for example the other day I walked for 10 mins, then did a 20 min run, I burnt 280 cals, there for 280/70 = 4 pro points. I feel alot happier that I am not guessing. If I entered this online it comes up 5 points. More so I think it helps those who are not online members.. anyway hope this helps someone