Recording exercise calories?

PixelDuzt
PixelDuzt Posts: 6 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Hey guys,

Which do you log for exercise calories? My bike says 130 for 15 mins but if you type in stationary bike in mfp the calorie amount is much much higher for 15 mins? I assume it's the equipment you are on that you take note of?

Thanks

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  • lilmiss_sunshine29
    lilmiss_sunshine29 Posts: 136 Member
    I rely on a heart rate monitor as I've found it to be most accurate. Perhaps take both measures and get the average of the 2
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    Are you using the "general" stationary category?
    Or one of the five categories that attempt to estimate your effort level?
    Beware that the feeling of effort is more related to how hard it feels rather than actual calorie burns which is down to fitness and power produced.

    Exercise bike estimates vary enormously from extremely accurate (using power meters typically) to wildly inaccurate and exaggerated. But at least it will be in proportion to your effort even if not actually accurate.
  • __TMac__
    __TMac__ Posts: 1,669 Member
    I usually log half of what the machine is telling me, and then I'll feel confident in eating those back. If I'm not on a machine, I log whichever entry seems applicable, but again just half.

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