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Heart Rate Monitor

cobygrey
cobygrey Posts: 270 Member
edited September 2024 in Introduce Yourself
Help,

I have a new HRM by Timex. Its the womens iron man monitor. I did an interval session this am of run/walk lasting 27 min.

It says i burned 492 calories. Could this be right? I have my age, height and weight entered correctly. I just don't want to get too excited. MFP say I only burned 179 calories.

HELP!!?

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  • cobygrey
    cobygrey Posts: 270 Member
    OH yeah, It's the monitor with the chest strap.
  • Edestiny7
    Edestiny7 Posts: 730 Member
    Trust your HRM. The calories shown on here are always lower than what my HRM says.
  • Chenoachem
    Chenoachem Posts: 1,758 Member
    MFP has no idea what your intensity level is. It just estimates calorie burn based on time. The HRM, reading your heart rate will judge calorie burn based on your intensity and entered stats. I would trust the HRM.

    Congratulations.
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