WW Exercise points question

[tprevost]

okay, I keep forgetting to ask this...

I'm doing WW online and of course I am adding in my AP's when I ride. What does everyone choose when they ask whether its 'moderate' or 'racing - above 12mph'? Do you base it on effort, speed, average speed?????

I've been trying to estimate the amount of time I am at high effort and logging that time as 'racing' and the rest as moderate but I'm curious as to what others are doing.

Thanks,

Tracy

[Aggie_Ama]

I try to base it on effort. If I had a headwind and felt like I really exerted myself, I use racing. On days when I sail along with a tailwind I use moderate. Hope that helps!

[maillotpois]

Same here. 12 mph is SO not racing, so I just try to estimate based on whether I felt I pushed myself. On days when I am particularly hungry, though, I go for "racing".

[tprevost]

I agree with the "so not racing" at 12mph (of course, if you're me, that's a little different!). There is just such a difference in AP's for the same number of minutes between the two... as an example, my ride today - 120 minutes is 6 APs at moderate but 14 APs at the 'racing' level. I think I will continue to break it down to what number of minutes were at a high effort and calculate those using the < 12mph and go w/moderate for the rest.

Thanks for the input, I feel like what I'm doing makes sense based on your input.

Trac'

[maillotpois]

But what I said about it being "racing" if I am more hungry (needing more points) is only partly tongue in cheek. I think your body actually tells you when maybe something requires a little more compensation on the food front. So I guess, it's just a little bit of listening to your body, too. Within reason. 'Cause my body always like to tell me I need a chocolate malt, but I have learned to disregard that.

[tprevost]

gotcha! Today I took all my APs as moderate because I didn't feel like I had made a huge effort. My bod is always telling me I want food... too many kinds to list that's what got me into this mess in the first place!

However, I understand what you're saying and will definately take that into consideration when I'm figuring my APs.

Thank you!

T~