elliptical machine says i burned 90 calores in 30 mins

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  • determinedbutlazy
    determinedbutlazy Posts: 1,941 Member
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    Maybe get a heart rate monitor.
  • cdjs77
    cdjs77 Posts: 176 Member
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    That sounds low, but it's difficult to say since we don't truly know the resistance you used or the effort you put in. Effort is hard to judge based on what someone tells you. My friend's intense effort is my moderate effort and my moderate effort is my sister's light effort. Like everyone else suggested, I would get a heart rate monitor. However, they too are not entirely accurate. If you are really out of shape, your heart rate monitor may overestimate your calories burned. If you are really in shape it may underestimate them. In addition, anything that elevates your heart rate but doesn't involve any extra work will make your heart rate monitor overestimate calories.
    I take most "calories burned" counts with a grain of salt.
  • ritchiedrama
    ritchiedrama Posts: 1,304 Member
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    Just stop caring about "calories burned".

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