MFP or Endemondo?

leelosinglbs
leelosinglbs Posts: 5 Member
edited January 2015 in Fitness and Exercise
Hi all,

Just a quicke question. I did a 2 mile run today and had endemondo post to my diary to say that I burned 518 calories.

When I checked, out of curiosity, what MFP would have given me in terms of calories, it was only 413.

Why the discrepancy? Which one is more accurate do you think?

Many thanks.

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  • fitbritchick
    fitbritchick Posts: 4
    It really depends on many factors speed, ascendending, descending, weight, height just to name a few. I go with 100 cals for every mile I run but my friend counts 100 cals for every 10 mins but we run at very different speeds she runs a 11 min mile where I run a 7.5 min mile.
  • leelosinglbs
    leelosinglbs Posts: 5 Member
    Thanks for the reply.

    Think I'll stick with the MFP stats as they should be more accurate? I'm getting approx 200 cals per mile from them but I am 19st 7lbs. :'(

    Thanks again.
  • brianpperkins
    brianpperkins Posts: 6,124 Member
    Runner's World puts the formula for net calories from running at .63 * weight in pounds * distance in miles.

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