Running calories

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  • skysiebaby
    skysiebaby Posts: 88 Member
    fernt21 wrote: »
    I find the calories burned from running are pretty accurate if you enter the correct speed. I wear a heart rate monitor when I run and calculating my calories burned based on heart rate comes incredibly close to the calories MFP gives me for running. Although I run on a treadmill usually doing HITT intervals for about 45-60 minutes and I take the average speed from the run. So base pace of 7.0-7.5 mph with interval push of 9-10 mph and i log the run as 7.5 mph.

    This is also what I have found, although I run outside from between 60-90 mins a time but my Polar HRM and MFP are always pretty much the same.
  • rsclause
    rsclause Posts: 3,103 Member
    I kind of use all of the calorie estimates as just that "estimate". I suppose that there are just way too many variables to say "This is it, the correct formula." I use it as a guide and eat back most exercise but not all. If I don't lose or gain weight I adjust my total calorie count lower or increase my exercise and see what happens next.
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