Difference in calories burned on Elliptical and what MFP says

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no1texan
no1texan Posts: 71 Member
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I usually spend 35 minutes on the Elliptical at YMCA and calories burned shows around 200 or bit higher. MFP for 35 minutes shows 703. Why the big difference? Could it be that MFP knows my weight and age and I don't enter this in the Elliptical at the Y?

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  • r5d5
    r5d5 Posts: 219 Member
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    No. Unfortunately, MFP overestimates calories burned while exercising. I really doubt it's even possible to burn 700 calories doing 30 minutes of anything. I would go with 200 as your burn.
  • no1texan
    no1texan Posts: 71 Member
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    When I enter 35 minutes in MFP, can I change the calories burned, i.e. from 703 to 200?
  • JimFsfitnesspal
    JimFsfitnesspal Posts: 313 Member
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    Yes, just type over it in the box

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