How accurate is the calorie burn counter

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jamescurrie75
jamescurrie75 Posts: 14 Member
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How accurate is the calorie burn counter?
It seems to vary from app to app, Garmin will say one thing, strava will give another and the MFP an other. Which one is most accurate?

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  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
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    They're all estimates.
  • projectsix
    projectsix Posts: 5,088 Member
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    ilovetrees145 wrote: »
    bump because I have the same question.
    my treadmill says I burned 60 calories. (probably most accurate) and mfp says I burned like, 400 calories. How far off is mfp? thats a pretty big range for an estimate.

    Yeah there's something not right, it's not typically off by that sort of estimation. Did you happen to use 'Quick Start' on the treadmill or did you enter your stats like weight? What sort of treadmill cardio was it? Duration, intensity, etc.

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