Are the mfp cardiovascular cals burned accurate?

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soyum
soyum Posts: 49 Member
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Even though I do a variety of exercises, I only log my cardiovascular work outs. I did some research and found other calculator's results vary wildly. For just doing cardio (walking, jogging, etc,) is the mfp reported burns accurate enough or should I be using another one? Thx.

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  • BunBun85
    BunBun85 Posts: 246 Member
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    I log my walking on here and the calories are always under compared to what Runtastic tells me. I just input what my app tells me and then eat back 1/3 to 1/2 of the calories to give myself a cushion of security. I think a heart rate monitor would help you be more accurate for steady cardio exercises like walking and jogging if you wanted to be more precise.
  • Hauntinglyfit
    Hauntinglyfit Posts: 5,537 Member
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    no
  • RebekahR84
    RebekahR84 Posts: 794 Member
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    Nope. There's an option to change the caloric burn. It's best to use a heartrate monitor. If you don't have one, though, the MFP estimates don't seem to hurt. I don't eat back my calories, but I still see people losing who do.

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