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Cool experiment! Have you thought about measuring your waking body temperature as well (as an indication of your basal metabolic rate) ? What are you using to m

by draven 14y ago

Cool experiment! Have you thought about measuring your waking body temperature as well (as an indication of your basal metabolic rate) ? What are you using to measure your blood pressure?

kiba 14y ago
Cool experiment! Have you thought about measuring your waking body temperature as well (as an indication of your basal metabolic rate) ? I haven't thought of that and I don't know of a good way of measuring that. Currently, I only count the total cumulative steps roughly in a 24 hours period. What are you using to measure your blood pressure? I just use a blood pressure cuff. If you want to know about my process for selecting tools and using them, see the section on tool on my essay I linked to in the original post.
- draven 14y ago
  I just use a blood pressure cuff. I was wondering what kind of cuff. The electronic ones or the old-school ones? (My original question was too vague, sorry about that.) As for the wake up temperature, measure your temperature as soon as you wake up (keep an electronic thermometer on your bed table.) Some people also measure it 3/6/9 hours after waking as well.
  - kiba 14y ago
    An electronic pressure cuff.
  - JshWright 14y ago
    It's tough to take your own blood pressure with a manual sphygmomanometer and stethoscope (not enough hands...).
enraged_camel 14y ago
>>measuring your waking body temperature as well (as an indication of your basal metabolic rate) This would be quite meaningless, since there would be too many other variables to control. The average human body temperature is 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit, but fluctuates throughout the day by as much as 0.9 degrees Fahrenheit. Our bodies are cooler in the morning and warmer in the afternoon. In addition to level of physical activity, there are many other factors that affect the body's temperature, such as hunger, level of sleepiness, whether the person is sick, etc. Basically I really doubt you'd see any kind of measurable change in the body's temperature just from standing up all day.

by draven 14y ago

Cool experiment! Have you thought about measuring your waking body temperature as well (as an indication of your basal metabolic rate) ? What are you using to measure your blood pressure?

kiba 14y ago

Cool experiment! Have you thought about measuring your waking body temperature as well (as an indication of your basal metabolic rate) ? I haven't thought of that and I don't know of a good way of measuring that. Currently, I only count the total cumulative steps roughly in a 24 hours period. What are you using to measure your blood pressure? I just use a blood pressure cuff. If you want to know about my process for selecting tools and using them, see the section on tool on my essay I linked to in the original post.

draven 14y ago
I just use a blood pressure cuff. I was wondering what kind of cuff. The electronic ones or the old-school ones? (My original question was too vague, sorry about that.) As for the wake up temperature, measure your temperature as soon as you wake up (keep an electronic thermometer on your bed table.) Some people also measure it 3/6/9 hours after waking as well.
- kiba 14y ago
  An electronic pressure cuff.
- JshWright 14y ago
  It's tough to take your own blood pressure with a manual sphygmomanometer and stethoscope (not enough hands...).

enraged_camel 14y ago

>>measuring your waking body temperature as well (as an indication of your basal metabolic rate) This would be quite meaningless, since there would be too many other variables to control. The average human body temperature is 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit, but fluctuates throughout the day by as much as 0.9 degrees Fahrenheit. Our bodies are cooler in the morning and warmer in the afternoon. In addition to level of physical activity, there are many other factors that affect the body's temperature, such as hunger, level of sleepiness, whether the person is sick, etc. Basically I really doubt you'd see any kind of measurable change in the body's temperature just from standing up all day.