http://www.traineo.com/18_552_0.html traineo forum thread - Suggestion for custom logs Sun, 03 Dec 2006 18:45:40 +0000 http://www.traineo.com/18_552_0.htmlHi Lisa - I'd like to point out that using a heart rate monitor to approximate calorie expenditure is not an ideal method as the relationship between heart rate and calories burned can vary quite a bit between individuals. I'm a competitive runner myself and I use a Polar Heart Monitor on a regular basis - Polar monitor's use heart rate data as a proxy for calorie expenditure which gives you a rough estimate which does work well as a benchmark although it's difficult to k...http://www.traineo.com/18_552_0.htmlSun, 03 Dec 2006 18:45:40 +0000http://www.traineo.com/18_552_0.htmlI have noticed a discrepancy in the amount of estimated calories burned on traineo vs. my polar heart rate monitor. I am a competitive runner and according to my heart rate monitor burned 400 calories on a 40 minute run this morning. Traineo says that I burned 597 calories. Is this because I set my monitor to a competitive level, rather than a regular exerciser?...http://www.traineo.com/18_552_0.htmlSun, 03 Dec 2006 17:23:05 +0000http://www.traineo.com/18_552_0.htmlHi guys, As always, I continue to be impressed by this site and your dedication to making it useful for the community. I've recently started using the custom logs and I think there's one feature that would make them even more useful. Right now, if you add a custom log, the system displays it as "the more the better". It would be nice if there was an option when setting up a custom log to say "less is more". For instance, if I set up a custom log to track...http://www.traineo.com/18_552_0.htmlSun, 03 Dec 2006 15:23:13 +0000