Fitness Tools -Fitness level calculators

Fitness tools are those which are used to give you a healthy lifestyle. Training burns fat, boosts your metabolic rate and improves aerobic fitness more quickly than covering longer distances more slowly. Staying fit and getting your body into great shape often means doing some extra homework. Some of the most vital fitness facts you need to know about to get the very best of your workout. There are various workouts that you can do to get fit. Some want to lose weight, while some want to tone their body.

1. Calculators:

a. Fitness level calculators: If your fitness level is high then your heart works better. This fitness calculator is used to show you how efficiently your heart functions. This calculator shows whether your fitness level is low, medium or high, and it is also based on your gender, your age and how long you take to walk a mile. As soon as you have calculated your fitness level, then you can start your fitness regime on increasing your fitness level by performing more physical activity. You can take the test by walking along a school field or a park for a mile. Time yourself with a stop watch, before walking do some stretching exercises.
b. BMI Calculators: BMI known as Body Mass Index is a tool to measure the body fat based on the height and weight of the person and it applies both to men and women between the ages of 18 and 65. By using BM you can know whether you are overweight, obese, underweight or normal. A healthy BMI score is between 20 and 25. When the score is 20 it and if it is over 25 then it indicates that you are overweight. These are one of the ways by which you can access your weight. If you find your weight a concern then take the advice of your physician who can address your specific needs unlike the BMI.
c. Heart Rate Monitors: A heart rate monitor is a good way to monitor to see how many calories you are losing, that is if you are trying to lose weight and get into shape. This monitor helps a person to measure their heart rate or record it for study. Earlier there were monitoring boxes with electrode leads which were attached to the chest. Not that they don’t exist now. There are more modern versions of them such as a chest strap transmitter and wrist receiver and also a mobile phone which you can double as a watch.
d. Calorie Calculators: This calculator keeps tracks of an estimated amount of how many calories or kilojoules are required for both men and women. There are several calculators for different uses such as the nutrient calculator which breaks down calories to carbohydrates, protein and fat. Use the bulking calculator to gain weight / muscle. Use the pregnancy calculator to see if you have gained the appropriate weight during pregnancy and how much calories you need for a healthy baby.