Exercise Bike Calorie Count Vs MFP Calorie Count?

atragicfate

My exercise bike (which is a York Nexus) tells me that in the 30min I use the bike I burn 50 calories. I went to log it on MFP but it told me that I burnt 246 calories.
Which is accurate?

cbbn11

50 calories for 30 min bike ride definitely does not sound right.

atragicfate

50 calories for 30 min bike ride definitely does not sound right.

I didn't think so. I might just go with MFP's amount...

melindasuefritz

50 calories for 30 min bike ride definitely does not sound right.

melindasuefritz

Stationary bike, moderate effort (bicycling, cycling, biking) 30 min- 397

TravelDog14

I always enter a lower number of calories burned than what MFP or my treadmill gives me.
It's too easy to overestimate your exercise burn and I'd rather be lower than higher.

Also I use this calories burned calculator because it takes your gender, age, height and weight into account.

http://www.freedieting.com/tools/calories_burned.htm

atragicfate

I always enter a lower number of calories burned than what MFP or my treadmill gives me.
It's too easy to overestimate your exercise burn and I'd rather be lower than higher.

Also I use this calories burned calculator because it takes your gender, age, height and weight into account.

http://www.freedieting.com/tools/calories_burned.htm

Thank you! I entered in how long I used the bike for and it gave me just under the amount of calories MFP told me

acpgee

I don't expect either to be accurate. On my typical workout of 65 minutes on the elliptical trainer, targetting a heart rate between140 to 150 these are the readings I get:

HRM: 500-530
Machine: 750-780
MFP: 926

atragicfate

I don't expect either to be accurate. On my typical workout of 65 minutes on the elliptical trainer, targetting a heart rate between140 to 150 these are the readings I get:

HRM: 500-530
Machine: 750-780
MFP: 926

Also, MFP doesn't take into account the type of machine you're using because pretty much all of them work differently.

SuzCruz159

I use Map My Ride app to track my bike rides outside. Today I went 4 miles, 27:20 mins at 8.8 mph, burned 356 calories.
When I entered it in MFP under Bicycling <10 mph it calculated 216 calories burned.
On both of these I was able to enter my age, gender, current weight, etc. but still got quite a difference. I usually go by the lesser amount of calories burned to be on the safe side.

avidisson

I don't expect either to be accurate. On my typical workout of 65 minutes on the elliptical trainer, targetting a heart rate between140 to 150 these are the readings I get:

HRM: 500-530
Machine: 750-780
MFP: 926

I agree and I see about the same numbers when I'm training.

In my opinion; if you have a decent heart rate monitor (HRM) and if you've set it up correctly (configured age, sex, weight etc.) the HRM should be quite accurate...