Calorie burned tracker on MyFitnessPal vs Tracker on my elliptical

Epic1523

Hey guys, so I was wondering which is more accurate, MyFitnessPal calories burned tracker or the calories burned tracker on my elliptical at home because there is quite a large difference between the two. For example, my elliptical at home says that I burn 900 calories in 45 minutes, whereas MyFitnessPal tells me I only burned around 560 calories. I would think my personal elliptical would be more accurate considering it knows my height, weight, age, distance I ran, and intensity of my workout--Not just my height, weight, and age that MyFitnessPal knows. But my elliptical could just be inaccurate so any thoughts on this would be appreciated

socioseguro

None of them.
I use my Heart Rate Monitor to calculate cardio burned calories
It all depends on intensity and effort, not only time.

arditarose

probably less than both of those estimates.

BasicGreatGuy

socioseguro wrote: »

None of them.
I use my Heart Rate Monitor to calculate cardio burned calories
It all depends on intensity and effort, not only time.

Spot on.

HealthyHappy619

socioseguro wrote: »

None of them.
I use my Heart Rate Monitor to calculate cardio burned calories
It all depends on intensity and effort, not only time.

Agreed. I (F/35/5"9/150lbs) log 400 calories for a 60 minute elliptical session at resistance level 14. My average heart rate tends to be around 155bpm. This is probably 100-150 calories under, but I'd rather err on the low side.

This is the link I use to calculate "net calorie burn" (start with gross then enter that # into net calc)
http://www.shapesense.com/fitness-exercise/calculators/heart-rate-based-calorie-burn-calculator.aspx

Mr_Knight

Epic1523 wrote: »

For example, my elliptical at home says that I burn 900 calories in 45 minutes...

That's a "No, I didn't sleep with your best friend" level of lie.

....whereas MyFitnessPal tells me I only burned around 560 calories.

That's a "Okay, yes, I did sleep with your best friend, but only once, it wasn't any good and it didn't mean anything anyway" scale lie - but it's still a lie.

Take the MFP number and cut it in half, you'll at least be somewhat close. If you need a more accurate estimate, figure out how far you can run in 45 minutes, calculate the burn for that, and take 2/3 of that value. That'll most likely get you to within the same error bars are your food logging, which is all you can realistically hope for.