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

cardertaxidermy

Just curious. I don't have a Fitbit.

GettingThere62

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

It's an overestimate for me. I go with half to 2/3 of what it gives me.

Bluepegasus

Running burns approx 100 calories per mile.

_Waffle_

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

Thanks for the answers

robininfl

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.