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MFP Exercise Burn

missjuliaamyemms
missjuliaamyemms Posts: 54 Member
edited February 20 in Fitness and Exercise
Are the 'calories burned' supplied by MFP accurate? for example I use the elliptical and it says I burn of 500-ish for 40 minutes of work

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  • ravenmiss
    ravenmiss Posts: 384 Member
    They tend to be over. Most people either use a HRM or take 25%-50% off what MFP says.

    I can do a zumba class and burn 700 calories but MFP will say it would have been 1100 calories.
  • missjuliaamyemms
    missjuliaamyemms Posts: 54 Member
    okay thank you :)
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