Are these "no equipment workout" apps on Play Store viable?

diogomello12
diogomello12 Posts: 33 Member
edited September 2019 in Fitness and Exercise
Anybody here who tried them and had expected results?

I'm just asking because I tried one exercise, with my correct weight and height in and it calculated 273 kcal lost in only 13 min of exercise, is it possible?

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  • Cherimoose
    Cherimoose Posts: 5,208 Member
    That does sound high.

    Doesn't mean the workout itself is bad.. but its credibility drops a notch. :+1:
  • rocketass99
    rocketass99 Posts: 537 Member
    I always where a HRM. Once you program in your protacals, you will get a more accurate reading.
  • BrianSharpe
    BrianSharpe Posts: 9,248 Member
    rocketass99 wrote: »
    I always where a HRM. Once you program in your protacals, you will get a more accurate reading.

    HRMs are notoriously inaccurate for estimating calories expended for anything other than steady state cardio. Being a numbers wonk myself I would still be interested in tracking average HRs etc as a way of seeing improvements in fitness.

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