Calories earned for exercise

IHM1987
IHM1987 Posts: 3 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
I was wondering how accurate the MFP site is in figuring out how many calories you burn doing certain activities. I worked out for 2 1/2 hours today and it has me getting an additional 900 something calories. That seems like a lot. I would be afraid to eat all of that. However if it is correct and I can eat an extra 900 calories I might want to but I don't want to gain if it is wrong. What do you think about how accurate it is? I would get a fitbit but I don't do that much walking. I mainly swim, low impact aerobics and weight lift.

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  • ingasmile2
    ingasmile2 Posts: 43 Member
    MFP calorie counts are notoriously high. I don't use them, I use a HRM. But if I was going to use them I would take them down by 1/2.

    Fitbit you wear 24/7 to track all your steps. It shows you when you need to be more active daily instead of just relying on "exercise" for your steps.

    Inga

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