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CALORIES BURNED

schoonma
schoonma Posts: 27
edited February 11 in Fitness and Exercise
Hello Everyone,

I have a StairMaster Spinner bike, when I input my weight, time, etc. it stated I burned 90 calories for the 20 minutes that I rode....when I go to input my exercise into myfitnesspal, it says I burned 212 - how can there be such a difference? I've had my bike for 10 years. What would you go by??

Thanks!
Mary Ann

Replies

  • brummyminx
    brummyminx Posts: 16 Member
    I would believe the bike as it would take into account how fast and hard resistance you've been working at.

    MFP stats on exercise is incorrect and frankly i don't believe them and don't know what it is based on to come up with such hopeful stats

    Why not buy a pedometer and try that out?

    Hope this helps
  • steve_mfp
    steve_mfp Posts: 170 Member
    Your really want a Heart Rate Monitor (HRM) if you want to track your calories more accurately.

    There are tons of threads about different models and calculating your burns.
  • lisalsd1
    lisalsd1 Posts: 1,519 Member
    Go by the lower #; you are less likely to overestimate/over eat cals this way. Believe me, all of the machines and MFP give me different #s. I just adjust the mins that I input into MFP, so that I get the lower #.
  • SashleyA
    SashleyA Posts: 122 Member
    MFP's numbers are often not accurate, because it's not there and can't measure the what you're doing. I'd go with the lowest number. I find that MFP's bike number are WAY higher than what my heart rate monitor says. You're better off inputting independently.
  • Thanks everyone! My bike said I burned 90 calories, so there was quite a difference. I try not to eat the calories I burn during exercise unless I have a day where I am really hungry.

    Thank you again for all of your replies :D

    Mary Ann
  • MoreBean13
    MoreBean13 Posts: 8,701 Member
    Go with the bike, it actually measures the work you're doing.
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