How accurate is Map my walk/hike/bike etc.?

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lia0821
lia0821 Posts: 8 Member
edited August 2015 in Fitness and Exercise
Does anyone use MapMyWalk/hike/bike etc? I hiked/walked the woods today and it said I burned 700 calories. I was sweating and it's a fairly good workout, but I was just walking my dog and I don't feel like it could possibly be that much. I had my phone with me and let it do the mapping using my data/satellite however it works

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  • Mr_Knight
    Mr_Knight Posts: 9,532 Member
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    Cut it in half.
  • z304
    z304 Posts: 84 Member
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    I've found that with MMR I have to check the map after I've walked my dog- it puts in a ton of exaggerated zigs and zags into the map that seriously up the distance (and hence calories).
    I usually have it mapping while I'm walking her, get home, then 'create a route' using the 'follow the roads/trails' tool and log that with the same time (then delete the first one).

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