Anyone use Sworkit & a HRM? Accurate?

greenhudler

Edit:
Thank you to Joy_Joy_ for providing me with two links that cleared this all up for me. I didn't realize that HRMs aren't necessarily accurate when determining a calorie burn. You learn something new every day! Again, thank you for the information and anyone else who would like to read the posts that joy_joy_ linked (and don't feel like scrolling down):
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1044313-this-is-why-hrms-have-limited-use-for-tracking-calories

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/Azdak/view/the-real-facts-about-hrms-and-calories-what-you-need-to-know-before-purchasing-an-hrm-or-using-one-21472


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**No longer need help with this (see above), but keeping it up so that others can see what I originally asked**
I started using the Sworkit app this morning and really enjoyed it. I'm getting a HRM for either Christmas or my birthday (so either late December or late January). Has anyone used a HRM and Sworkit? Did you find that overall the calories it says are burned were fairly accurate? I know that different things can affect how many calories you actually burn, but just wondering if anyone in their personal experience has found it to be accurate for them. Thanks to anyone who can help

DavPul

How would someone confirm that the burn was accurate?

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greenhudler

For example, the heart rate monitor I'm hoping to get will uses your heart rate and tells you approximately how many calories were burned (as most do), let's call that "x." The application gives you what they consider your calories burned, let's call that "y." I'm asking if anyone has used a heart rate monitor and compared "x" to "y" and if they did, how those numbers compared. Of course that doesn't mean that the numbers in Sworkit will be accurate for me personally, but if I'm using an application to tell me how much I've burned so I can stay at a calorie deficit -- I'd like to know how accurate others believe the application to be in terms of calories burned.

PikaKnight

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1044313-this-is-why-hrms-have-limited-use-for-tracking-calories

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/Azdak/view/the-real-facts-about-hrms-and-calories-what-you-need-to-know-before-purchasing-an-hrm-or-using-one-21472

greenhudler

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1044313-this-is-why-hrms-have-limited-use-for-tracking-calories

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/Azdak/view/the-real-facts-about-hrms-and-calories-what-you-need-to-know-before-purchasing-an-hrm-or-using-one-21472

Thank you
I was sitting here thinking, "I don't understand why my question is confusing...I feel like I was pretty straight forward and well spoken in what I was asking."

I have no experience with heart rate monitors whatsoever, I just know that my husband has said he's getting me one either for Christmas or my birthday, so I didn't realize that they aren't accurate in many situations. Thank you for your help

greenhudler

I guess my question now would be...
Is there something that is more accurate? I have seen people mention things like the bodymedia fit, bodybug and fitbit. Are these things at all accurate? And would the numbers from using a heart rate monitor while doing cardio (let's say running) still going to be more accurate than using the number given in applications such as RunKeeper and Sworkit? Or do I just need to throw out that idea altogether and keep doing what I've been doing (which seems to have been working so far). I'm not trying to be super anal about all of this, I'm a laid back person haha...not trying to kill myself with counting every single calorie. I just like a general approximation so I can keep numbers basically where I'd like to them to be

If I'm asking silly questions, feel free to explain things to me further. I'm here to learn so I find it helpful to be given thought out informational replies (or links to such).