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calories burned??

PapaPolarBear
PapaPolarBear Posts: 459
edited September 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
OK, So I just got done with my Running improvement program and after warm ups, running and stretching my HRM says I burned 804 kcal? I looked it up and the website i found says kcal and calorie are the same, my instructor says that that was way to much for what we did. I was in the 80-95% of my max heart rate the whole time. What do you all think? Is my HRM right or is my instructor right?

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  • emcohen
    emcohen Posts: 46
    Well kcal are the same as calories so that is true. How long was this workout? I tend to burn around 800 calories/hr on an elliptical. Hope that helps!
  • Robin66
    Robin66 Posts: 103
    That's an interesting question. My HRM always says I burned 10 to 15 more calories than the machines at the gym say, so I always go with that number. I think it's very accurate. I would look at some reviews online of your HRM and see what other people are saying about it.
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