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Product Overview
Installation and Settings
CardioCoach Operation
Important Notes
Quality Test Procedures
Maintenance
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Calories Burned Through Activities of Daily Living. This caloric burn
is estimated using the PAL (Physical Activity Level, see glossary)
formula as a factor of RMR. PAL is applied as follows:
Women
PAL
Rating
Description
1.2
Inactive
Chair-bound or bed-bound
1.4
Sedentary
Seated work with limited option of moving around
1.6
Moderately
Active
Seated work, some moving about
1.8
Active
Standing work (housework, sales clerk)
2.0
Very Active
Strenuous work (construction)
Men
PAL
Rating
Description
1.2
Inactive
Chair-bound or bed-bound
1.5
Sedentary
Seated work with limited option of moving around
1.7
Moderately
Active
Seated work, some moving about
1.9
Active
Standing work (housework, sales clerk)
2.4
Very Active
Strenuous work (construction)
(See Reference 3)
Percent Body Fat
CardioCoach PRO has the option of estimating body fat using the
Cunningham equation. The Cunningham Equation uses the known factor of
Resting Metabolic Rate to estimate Fat Mass.
(See Reference 4)
Commented [JK6]: We should add this definition of PAL