Your heart rate is a powerful indicator of your body's exertion level during physical activity. By monitoring your heart rate, you can get a more accurate estimate of the calories you are burning. This is because your heart rate directly correlates with your metabolic rate – the faster your heart beats, the more oxygen your body needs, and the more energy (calories) it expends to meet that demand.
Several factors influence calorie burn, including your age, weight, gender, and the intensity of your workout. While simple calorie calculators often rely on general formulas based on activity type and duration, incorporating heart rate data allows for a more personalized calculation. This calculator uses established formulas that take into account your heart rate, along with other key personal metrics, to provide a more precise estimate of calories burned.
Key Concepts:
Maximum Heart Rate (MHR): Generally estimated as 220 minus your age.
Heart Rate Reserve (HRR): The difference between your MHR and your resting heart rate. This represents the range of your heart rate during exercise.
Target Heart Rate Zone: A percentage of your HRR, indicating different intensity levels (e.g., moderate or vigorous).
Metabolic Equivalents (METs): A measure of the energy expenditure of physical activities. While not directly used in this heart rate-based formula, it's a related concept in exercise physiology.
This calculator aims to provide a more refined estimate than generic calculators by leveraging your real-time physiological response (heart rate) to exercise, offering a better understanding of your energy expenditure.
Calorie Burn Calculator (Heart Rate Based)
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function calculateCalorieBurn() {
var age = parseFloat(document.getElementById("age").value);
var weightKg = parseFloat(document.getElementById("weightKg").value);
var gender = document.getElementById("gender").value;
var restingHeartRate = parseFloat(document.getElementById("restingHeartRate").value);
var averageHeartRate = parseFloat(document.getElementById("averageHeartRate").value);
var durationMinutes = parseFloat(document.getElementById("durationMinutes").value);
var resultElement = document.getElementById("result");
resultElement.innerHTML = ""; // Clear previous results
// Input validation
if (isNaN(age) || age <= 0 ||
isNaN(weightKg) || weightKg <= 0 ||
isNaN(restingHeartRate) || restingHeartRate <= 0 ||
isNaN(averageHeartRate) || averageHeartRate <= 0 ||
isNaN(durationMinutes) || durationMinutes <= 0) {
resultElement.innerHTML = "Please enter valid positive numbers for all fields.";
return;
}
if (averageHeartRate <= restingHeartRate) {
resultElement.innerHTML = "Average heart rate should be higher than resting heart rate.";
return;
}
// Formulas for calorie burn estimation
// This is a simplified approach using HRR and METs approximation.
// More complex formulas exist, but this provides a reasonable estimate.
// 1. Estimate Maximum Heart Rate (MHR)
var maxHeartRate = 220 – age;
// 2. Calculate Heart Rate Reserve (HRR)
var heartRateReserve = maxHeartRate – restingHeartRate;
// 3. Calculate Heart Rate Reserve Percentage (HRR%)
var hrrPercentage = ((averageHeartRate – restingHeartRate) / heartRateReserve) * 100;
// 4. Estimate METs based on HRR% (Approximation – specific charts can be used for more accuracy)
// These are generalized MET values for different intensity zones
var mets;
if (hrrPercentage < 30) {
mets = 3.0; // Very Light
} else if (hrrPercentage < 40) {
mets = 3.5; // Light
} else if (hrrPercentage < 50) {
mets = 4.5; // Moderate
} else if (hrrPercentage < 60) {
mets = 5.5; // Moderately Vigorous
} else if (hrrPercentage < 70) {
mets = 7.0; // Vigorous
} else if (hrrPercentage < 80) {
mets = 8.5; // Very Vigorous
} else {
mets = 10.0; // Maximal Effort
}
// Adjust METs for gender (slight difference, can be more complex)
if (gender === "female") {
mets *= 0.9; // Females tend to burn slightly fewer calories than males at the same MET
}
// 5. Calculate Calorie Burn (Kcal per minute)
// Formula: Kcal/min = (METs * 3.5 * weightKg) / 200
var caloriesPerMinute = (mets * 3.5 * weightKg) / 200;
// 6. Total Calorie Burn
var totalCaloriesBurned = caloriesPerMinute * durationMinutes;
resultElement.innerHTML = "Estimated Calories Burned: " + totalCaloriesBurned.toFixed(2) + " kcal";
}
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