12/31/2023 0 Comments Lumen reviews![]() I have completed extensive endurance training for many years (UK Ironman) and so I should be mostly fat-adapted. I stopped late-night eating and introduced slightly longer fasting periods which together made a material difference and I lost 1kg quickly. I tried to lose a stubborn 2kg half-heartedly for a while Lumen helped me prove what worked. Both are good and give you easy access to your carb & fat-burning state and the Apple app also logs carbs. Lumen has an app for Garmin watches and another for the Apple Watch. You see exactly what is happening with your body and the food you consume.Ī lot of thought and effort has gone into the friendly-looking smartphone app and it is also good at guiding you towards a flexible, keto-style diet. You might have previously counted your consumption of carbs and calories or you might have looked at your fitness watch to see estimates of fat/carb/calorie usage based on effort levels but you’ve neverhad any idea about your body’s true ability to burn fat at any given time of the day. This is important, new information to all of us. It then takes 2 weeks for Lumen to understand your metabolic flexibility which is your ability to switch quickly between different fat/carb-burning states. Lumen gives immediate feedback on your fat-burning state (metabolic state) and, after 4 days of readings, Lumen mostly knows your breath signature and how it varies through key events in your day. It takes a minute to complete both of those and ‘tag’ the result in the app. The Lumen ‘breath analyser’ is simple to use and for each rested, check-in breath you will usually need one reading plus a verification reading. How well you burn fat is critical to helping you lose weight more quickly and critical to becoming a good endurance athlete. ![]() Use code “ MOMRUNNER” for an extra discount.Lumen measures your FAT and CARB burn. Want to check it out for yourself? The Holiday sale is going on now. If you are looking to take a look int how the foods you eat and the exercise you do affect your metabolism, Lumen is for you. I still have much to learn and explore about all the features and benefits Lumen can provide. Not all calories are equal and I enjoy the feedback in this area. I am using Lumen in conjunction with tracking macros on my fitness pal and this yields great insight for me. I found the information to be very useful and on point with my fitness goals. On days with more intense or longer workouts, Lumen would advise me to fuel differently. The more information you can give Lumen (testing a few times a day) the more accurate information you get back. I found the pre and post exercise fueling suggestions to be very useful for me. Ideally, you are looking to wake up in a fat burning state and start refueling for your day. When I ate a meal with higher carbohydrates in the evening, my morning reading would be higher. My readings from my Lumen confirm that fact. I realized over the last few years that my body does not process carbs as well as it used to. Lumen can also be integrated to work with both Garmin and Apple watches to give you even more insight into your day. Tracking your metabolic flexibility can help with diabetes control, consistent blood sugar levels, exercise performance, and recovery. Important to note that while Lumen can assist with sustainable weight loss, there are many other benefits as well. ![]() This information can then guide you on how to fuel both before and after workouts to obtain the results you are looking for. Lumen will analyze your breath and give you instant feedback on whether your body is currently in fat burning mode or carb-burning mode. However, you do get great feedback right from the start. It takes at least a week of using it consistently to get actionable information. You will be prompted to breathe into the Lumen device a number of times per day to get an accurate reading of your current metabolic state. Install the app and enter some basic information. It looks a little like a breathalyzer and works in a similar way. Lumen is a handheld tracker that measures the CO2 in your breath to give out information on your metabolism. This is turn, helps you to gain a better understanding of how the foods you eat allow your body to switch between burning carbohydrates and burning fat. The purpose of the Lumen tracker is to teach you and your body to increase your “metabolic flexibility”.
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