Treadmill vs My Fitnesspal

Wiltord1982

I walked on my Treadmill for 30 mins and I put in 30 mins in the cardo section on myfitness pal it says I burnt 515 calories and my treadmill says 204 calories I don't know how to lower the number unless Iower the minutes walked

515 calories in 30 minutes? LMAO. 204 calories is probably more accurate if you did a moderate effort.

Like all the others said, use the lower number, just to prevent over eating.

SonicDeathMonkey80

The lower one, then cut it in half.

leahmc67

Never, ever believe you can burn 515 calories in 30 minutes on the treadmill. The 204 seems more accurate.

I use a heart rate monitor and had it set up with my min/max HR and other factors so I can assume it is pretty accurate.
For an example - I walked three miles and ran one mile and it registered 373 calories burned. This was after an hour long HiiT class where it totally kicked my butt and I only burned 433 for the hour.

3dogsrunning

I walked on my Treadmill for 30 mins and I put in 30 mins in the cardo section on myfitness pal it says I burnt 515 calories and my treadmill says 204 calories I don't know how to lower the number unless Iower the minutes walked

Which entry did you use?

TeaBea

I weigh 251lbs and there is no place to inter my weight in my treadmill but myfitness pal has my weight in it would that make the difference?

Height, weight, age, gender, exertion level and more.......

500+ sounds crazy high.

Here's a chart from About.com: http://walking.about.com/cs/howtoloseweight/a/howcalburn.htm

Calories burned per MILE for walking are 142-182 for someone that weights 250 pounds
182 is for 5 MPH, unless you are very tall..... 5 MPH = running

wendydelong

I put 30 mins then manually put in 205 calories burnt ..I DID NOT BELIEVE burnt 515 calories that's why I was asking how to fix it so its right Thanks everyone

3dogsrunning

I put 30 mins then manually put in 205 calories burnt ..I DID NOT BELIEVE burnt 515 calories that's why I was asking how to fix it so its right Thanks everyone

Yes, but what entry are you using on MFP to get that number? That may be the issue as well.

Bry_Fitness70

I can get a 14-15 calorie per minute burn running at a fast pace (HRM verified), so 505 isn't insanely high, if you are flat out running your a** off .

Ely82010

Thanks Ely82010 I figured it out thanks I didn't realize I could keep my mins but adjust my calories I knew I didn't burn 515 calories haha.... Thanks again

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mymonty

that's what I was thinking too, but the flip side is that there's no allowance for incline, so both could be right and wrong.

Gholmar

If you don't have an HRM, use this formula:

Running: [your weight] x 0.63 x [miles run]
Walking: [your weight] x 0.30 x [miles run]

source: http://www.runnersworld.com/weight-loss/how-many-calories-are-you-really-burning?page=single

RunFarLiveHappy

I see you've already gotten a great answer but I just wanted to add that my treadmill is a filthy liar or it thinks I am the least fit person EVER. It would have given me about 200% of my actual burn per my HRM. *rolls eyes* It's impossible to know 100% for sure but do the best you can. You're obviously a logical person ????

hermann341

Get a heart rate monitor for a more accurate number. Otherwise, use the lower number. That's what I would do.

^This^

~200 for a half hour of walking sounds about right