HRM vent

heyjude345
heyjude345 Posts: 66 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
I know that my HRM is the most accurate way of calculating calories burned while running, but sometimes I wish it weren't so accurate! For example, I ran a 5K yesterday in 38 minutes (yeah...not breaking any land speed records!). According to MFP, I would have burned 438 calories. The Nike run app has me burning 496 calories. My HRM? Only 315 calories. Darn it all!

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  • brianpperkins
    brianpperkins Posts: 6,124 Member
    .63 x weight in pounds x distance in miles = net calories burned. That is the comparative basis for HRM or calculator accuracy.



    runnersworld.com/weight-loss/how-many-calories-are-you-really-burning?page=single
  • _Waffle_
    _Waffle_ Posts: 13,049 Member
    .63 x weight in pounds x distance in miles = net calories burned. That is the comparative basis for HRM or calculator accuracy.



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

    That's not accurate for me at all.
  • Azdak
    Azdak Posts: 8,281 Member
    I know that my HRM is the most accurate way of calculating calories burned while running, but sometimes I wish it weren't so accurate! For example, I ran a 5K yesterday in 38 minutes (yeah...not breaking any land speed records!). According to MFP, I would have burned 438 calories. The Nike run app has me burning 496 calories. My HRM? Only 315 calories. Darn it all!

    A) HRMs are not the "most accurate" ; b) your running speed falls in an "in between" category where no calculation is going to be particularly accurate.

    Enjoy your accomplishment (!) and pick a number in the middle somewhere.

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