Calorie counters when exercising

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bethnheidi
bethnheidi Posts: 23 Member
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Are they really any good?

There are that many on the market and some of them are expensive but do they really work? I want to see how many calories I'm burning when doing cardio/boxing/running...I would like to use a monitor because I've read that the stats used in MFP are not accurate..that to me defeats the object!

Any advice will be most appreciated...thanks ☺

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  • MeanderingMammal
    MeanderingMammal Posts: 7,866 Member
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    bethnheidi wrote: »
    ...cardio...

    Depends what you're doing
    boxing

    No
    running

    Possibly
    ... I've read that the stats used in MFP are not accurate...

    The use of MFP is very dependent on self reporting of effort and time, so for many people they're over-reporting their own activities, so the figures are high. Some activities are pretty good, some aren't but equally for those the other tools available aren't all that useful anyway.



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