HRM beurer PM25 someone PLEASE HELP!!??

XLMACX
XLMACX Posts: 346 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I have asked this question on here before but didn't really get an answer so hoping someone can help, I really keep contemplating on buying a new different model HRM mine just doesn't seem right, people say fitness pal over estimates calorie burn but my HRM is a lot higher then what fitness pal gives me.

My HRM is set up correct 100%
Lower beat per min 110
Highest beat per min 180

Female
23
154lb (11st 2)
5ft 8,5"

Just completed 50min walking Avg pace 4.5mph calorie burn 604???!!! Does this Sound right???
It's a beurer PM25 off amazon fair enough it cost £30 not most expensive but reviews are really really good 4* out of 5* people compare it to ploar and even medical monitors, I'm just concerned as my burns seem so high compared to what I hear other people burn doing similar work outs. when I use machines at the gym they are in sync with my HRM but end of a session my calories on machines are like 150 lower then my HRM, should I buy a new one or do you think it's about right????

Someone please help because I don't want to spend money to find out my burns are in fact correct.

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  • XLMACX
    XLMACX Posts: 346 Member
    Anyone???
  • LazSommer
    LazSommer Posts: 1,851 Member
    I've burned less calories running for that long, so no.
  • XLMACX
    XLMACX Posts: 346 Member
    Anyone else??
  • LazSommer
    LazSommer Posts: 1,851 Member
    Nope, you're boned.
  • jwh2013
    jwh2013 Posts: 2
    4.5mph also sounds pretty high for a walking speed, doesn't it? When I'm on the treadmill anything higher than 4 is a light jog, and I'm 6'1".
  • fozzie500
    fozzie500 Posts: 177 Member
    4. 5mph is pretty fast for walking, was your walk on the flat or was it more like hiking over hills/moors etc?
  • XLMACX
    XLMACX Posts: 346 Member
    Walking on flat round the streets I know this as I use map my walk, I'm a very fast walker my power walking pace on a treadmill is like 6.5-7mph! I walk a little slower then this on the streets??
  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,322 Member
    So you can walk a 8:30 or 9:00 mile? really?
  • maz504
    maz504 Posts: 450
    :noway:
  • XLMACX
    XLMACX Posts: 346 Member
    What??? I just go with what the treadmill says! Unless I'm getting it mixed up with another unit it says all I know every time I go on treadmills it's number 6.5 to 7, I assumed that would be mph that's nearly jogging by the way
  • XLMACX
    XLMACX Posts: 346 Member
    So I just asked my boyfriend he said no it Will be kilometres per hour??? Im rubbish at this kind of thing
  • paulandrachelk
    paulandrachelk Posts: 280 Member
    Just went on "CalculateMe.com" and converted 7 KPH to 4.3 MPH. That makes more sense. Still a good clip.
  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,322 Member
    So I just asked my boyfriend he said no it Will be kilometres per hour??? Im rubbish at this kind of thing

    That makes way more sense. :)
  • fozzie500
    fozzie500 Posts: 177 Member
    yep 4.3/5 mph is a fast walk, so it would get your heart rate up,but on the flat not so sure about the calorie burn,but it's not completely out of the ball park, i use a polar hrm with gps and endomondo to track my walks, i walk at about 4 mph, over moors and get a similar burn in an hour.
  • XLMACX
    XLMACX Posts: 346 Member
    He he am so silly I'm new to all this. I just don't know what to do if to use my HRM readings, buy a new one looking at the polar Ft4 but the reading reviews on here people say that's way out with calorie burn too. Or just go with mfp calculations.

    I thought that my HRM was over estimating my burns as mfp calculations are a lot lower then what my HRM says BUT after reading lots of posts it seems that a few people have said the same about there's so maybe mine is right, there is just so many different topics and posts about HRM I just want one calculation method to go on to get accurate readings so I can eat back those calories and not feel bad or mess up my weight loss.
  • fozzie500
    fozzie500 Posts: 177 Member
    you will never get a truly 100% accurate, number no matter what you use if it bothers you that much just take 100 or so cals off your hrm total when you exercise. or don't eat back all your exercise calories.
  • susiebabygirl
    susiebabygirl Posts: 68 Member
    I know this is old but I noticed this about my beurer heart rate monitor too. I always take between 100-150 cals off what the HRM says I've burned to make sure I'm not kidding myself. The HRM can be unreliable at times too - picking up no heart rate even though I'm sweating or picking up on a relatively high heart rate when I'm cooling down.

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