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Do you trust the calories burned that MFP says that you burned during an exercise?

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  • MeanderingMammal
    MeanderingMammal Posts: 7,866 Member
    Christine_72 wrote: »
    Then what is the point of having a HR tracker? I have a fitbit Alta, no HR monitor.

    It has the potential to be a useful training aid.

    The use of HRMs to approximate calorie expenditure are a triumph of marketing over science.

    Marketeers, third up against the wall come the time of the glorious revolution...

  • MeanderingMammal
    MeanderingMammal Posts: 7,866 Member
    SillyCat1975 wrote: »
    I'm trying to figure out the whole km stuff, I'm just wondering if I should trust it or not.

    It depends what you're trying to measure. For walking, running, rowing etc it can be pretty close. For exercise DVDs, classes and the like you've got no idea whether it's meaningful or not.
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