For those with HRMs

Flippy44
Flippy44 Posts: 77
edited September 21 in Fitness and Exercise
How close do you find MFPs database to what you show on your HRM? I just got one tonight and I'm afraid of being seriously disappointed.

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  • DrBorkBork
    DrBorkBork Posts: 4,099 Member
    MFP tends to be pretty generous on its calories. Trust what your HRM says provided you set it up correctly.
  • bellanean
    bellanean Posts: 220
    MFP is usually way over for me! For example for 30 min of the elliptical it says I would burn 540 but I really only burn 350. But I am sure its different for everyone.
  • JBennis1013
    JBennis1013 Posts: 377 Member
    MFP tends to be pretty generous on its calories. Trust what your HRM says provided you set it up correctly.
    I definitely find MFP to be a little too generous with its calories. I find that my Polar F6 is accurate! Good luck
  • Melanie1967
    Melanie1967 Posts: 238 Member
    I agree with the Dr. ! LOL! MFP is very generous on some items. Mowing yard was a big disappointment on the HRM compared to MFP. Less then half. But then again, I took a bike ride yesterday, and there was only 1 calorie difference between the two. I am glad I bought it, (HRM), and never trusted what was shown here to judge how many calories I was taking in for the day. Now if I eat my exercise calories, with the HRM, I don't get scared I'm eating to much.
  • CFAITH_WARD
    CFAITH_WARD Posts: 281 Member
    I find MFP to be just off in general...Sometimes it is too generous and other times it is not generous enough...My HRM is based on what my body is doing and not what generally people doing that activitity do.
  • Cina04
    Cina04 Posts: 609
    For me, this site is way under about how many calories I burn. It was saying I burned around 300 cal and once I got a HRM I'm actually burning from 500 - 600cal during my 30 min workouts of insanity
  • Jenks
    Jenks Posts: 349
    Some were high, some were low, but the first week with my HRM I lost 2.9lbs :happy:
  • Flippy44
    Flippy44 Posts: 77
    Well guess we'll find out tonight!!!! Doing D2:L2 of my shred. MFP shows it at 206 cals. I hope to God its not less or I may cry. :sad:
  • Flippy44
    Flippy44 Posts: 77
    Major bummer - granted I only have a cheapy wrist-watch HRM that you have to continually "check in" with (which is almost impossible while doing the Shred) but I tried to check in after each section (so about 9 times) and it tells me 179 cals. :noway: Grrrrrrr
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