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HRM Calories

sock_17
sock_17 Posts: 99 Member
edited September 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
I just got a Garmin 305 HRM and I'm a little lost. Is it more accurate to have your burned calories calculated by your heart rate or by your weight and how far you have gone? It looks like the 305 only calculates them based off of your weight and distance. I think I might have to send this back to Amazon. I've never sent anything back before. . .
~ Jamie

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  • piccolarj
    piccolarj Posts: 488 Member
    The most accurate HRM are the ones that have a chest strap and also ask for weight, age, height & sex. These will monitor your HR at all times. We can be the same weight and go the same distance but burn a different amount of calories.
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