BodyBugg, BodyMedia vs HRM

Stewie316

I have a BodyMedia and a HRM. I wear the BodyMedia everyday all day and the HRM only during exercise. I've noticed that my HRM will tell me I burn a lot more calories during exercise than the BodyMedia.

Today I did the P90x legs & back workout for 60 minutes and according to my HRM I burned 365 calories, but the BodyMedia is saying I only burned 180 calories. That's a really big difference. I also walked my dogs very slowly around the block today and what also has me questioning the BodyMedia is that I burned about the same amount of calories per minute walking my dogs and doing the P90x workout.

Does anyone have any experience with the BodyMedia or BodyBugg? Is it good at calculating calories burned during intense exercise?

priskar

I just started working with a personal trainer and mentioned I was on the lookout for a BodyBugg and she suggested otherwise. Apparently, they've been doing some work with both in our fitness center and feel like BodyMedia, while, the concept is good, needs just a little more time to perfect things. I went for the HRM for now.

Hopefully someone with BodyMedia can give you a first hand account of their experience. I'll be interested to hear other responses.

Stewie316

Thanks priskar. Does anyone else has any experience with this?