Which do I believe

paulaercksn

I just got a HRM today. I did a 30 min pilates workout. On MFP it says I burn 117 calories. On the monitor is says I burned 316. Does that seem high? I'm not sure which one to believe. Any suggestions. The HRM is a Timex with a chest strap.

Mads1997

Your HRM is always going to be more realistic, that is if you have it set up correctly with your stats.

peggysue1977

What kind did you get. Im lookin to get one

Thanks

amw8675309

make sure to double check your user settings... mine was set to a 45 year old male when i first got it and i didn't realize until about a week later that that was why my calories were calculating so high

paulaercksn

I bought a Timex Personal Trainer. It was $35.99 on Amazon. Here's a link: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000P8VWQS. I did 45 min on the elliptical and it said I burned 990 calories. I need to make sure all the settings are correct. That seems high to me.

Jeremy_Holley

Paula, I'm 225lbs, and when i do 45min on the elliptical, I typically burn a little over 800 calories, so it sounds a little high to me, but not terribly high.

xraychick77

i always go with the lower number to be safe.

i think it takes a heck of a lot of effort to burn a calorie.