not sure about this

ley1

brought a HRM no- not a polar one just a bog standard one (all i could afford) so anyway i dunno if the calories are way out or not but i seem to be burning a lot.

today i did a 30 min cardio work out and it said i burnt 300cals
played just dance, did 3 full songs - it said 45cals for each song
then finally i went out for a brisk walk pushing the kids in the stroller 50 mins and it said i burnt 614cals


i mean its consistent because when i went out for a 45 min walk & run (no kids) the other night it said i burnt 520 cals

IS it over estimating my calories? or is it just because i'm a bigger girl that i'm burning the calories more>

what do you all think?

GooBeGone

b/c u're a big girl (like myself ) it's easier 4 us 2 burn calories. the closer we get 2 our goal weight the harder it'll b 2 burn the same amount of calories.

soze

Welp, I'm a bit of an analyst. I use to track how many calories I burnt per mile on the Treadmill, Elliptical, and stationary bike. Then I transferred those results to estimate the calories burned while walking and hiking. Then when I signed on to myfitnespal.com I started using their numbers. When compared to my estimates myfitnesspal.com estimates are very close.

However, I would use the estimates on myfitnesspal.com as an index. That is did I improve, did I maintain, etc.

The real test is did I lose lbs.

Good luck!

lucysmommy

hello

does it have a facility that allows you to put in your weight and height?

if so i would say its fairly accurate.

does it have a chest strap?
x

ley1

no chest strap but yes you have to put in height weight age and sex when setting it up

FlashBang

It sounds about right. I have a cheapo pro form. It is real close to any machine I have ever used. I can't eat nearly all my exercise calories anyway so it does not have to be real accurate. Just don't use it to over eat and you will be just fine.

ley1

thank you!