Is Map my Run Calorie burn close to being right????

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cardertaxidermy
cardertaxidermy Posts: 86 Member
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Just curious. I don't have a Fitbit.

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  • GettingThere62
    GettingThere62 Posts: 83 Member
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    It is generally high for me, as much as double the amount I get when using a heart rate monitor and calculating from there,
  • kk_inprogress
    kk_inprogress Posts: 3,077 Member
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    It's an overestimate for me. I go with half to 2/3 of what it gives me.
  • Bluepegasus
    Bluepegasus Posts: 333 Member
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    Running burns approx 100 calories per mile.
  • _Waffle_
    _Waffle_ Posts: 13,049 Member
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    Bluepegasus wrote: »
    Running burns approx 100 calories per mile.

    A good quick and dirty estimate is 0.75 x (your weight in pounds) x miles.


    This varies slightly depending on your endurance level, heart rate, yadda, yadda, yadda, but for general purposes this is a good quick test to see if what you're using matches up with reality. Personally I think it's a bit high of an estimate but for distances under 10k it seems to be close enough for me.

    A more in depth look at this type thing can be found here:
    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/134478/accurate-formula-to-determine-calories-burned-jogging
  • cardertaxidermy
    cardertaxidermy Posts: 86 Member
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    Thanks for the answers
  • robininfl
    robininfl Posts: 1,137 Member
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    It works for me, it knows my weight and pace. I think of it as an estimate of additional calories burned over the day because I ran though, not that I went out and burned that many right then.

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