Sceptical about Polar watch calories burned

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TinyJimbo
TinyJimbo Posts: 37 Member
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Polar says I burned about 500 calories by walking for 50 minutes. That seems a lot to me.
How precise are those watch reports? (Polar M200).

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  • slowbubblecar
    slowbubblecar Posts: 91 Member
    edited February 2017
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    Did you change the settings to put in your info? Seems a little high to me though.

    My watch always seemed fairly accurate but I have a basic watch.
  • BrianKMcFalls
    BrianKMcFalls Posts: 190 Member
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    Seems about double what you actually burned to me.
  • TinyJimbo
    TinyJimbo Posts: 37 Member
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    slowbubblecar wrote: »
    Did you change the settings to put in your info? Seems a little high to me though.

    My watch always seemed fairly accurate but I have a basic watch.

    Yes I did, my age / weight and height are correct. I do walk as fast as I can and I'm not in shape.
  • ragsibobs
    ragsibobs Posts: 22 Member
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    Polar might add on your basal metabolic rate to the calories burnt. But I'm not entirely sure... I used to have a polar watch and I seem to remember that when I uploaded my training from polar to Strava (running/cycling/swimming app), Strava would tell me I had burnt less calories than polar did even though strava only had it's information from the Polar app.
  • Azdak
    Azdak Posts: 8,281 Member
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    Unless you weigh almost 400 pounds, the calorie number is elevated. If you have a higher than average max hr, an HRM will think you are working harder than you are and give you an elevated calorie burn.

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