calories burned help

kymmixxx
kymmixxx Posts: 151 Member
edited October 1 in Health and Weight Loss
who knows how calories burned through exercise are calculated? is it by age? hr? or weight? or is there a formula including all of them. Im just unsure how many to log, as exercise machines are telling me one thing and my hr another(although hr isnt a chest strap one so i know its not too accurate) any help would be appreciated as i dont want to be making too big a defecit or eating too much back without realising. thanks :)

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  • BekJ
    BekJ Posts: 53 Member
    I found this blog extremely helpful when I made the switch to a Polar HRM from a Timex... There were massive inconsistancies...

    Hope this helps...

    http://www.myfitnesspal.co​m/blog/Azdak/view/the-real​-facts-about-hrms-and-calo​ries-what-you-need-to-know​-before-purchasing-an-hrm-​or-using-one-21472
  • Thechiplover
    Thechiplover Posts: 118
    Im not to sure how its calculated but if your machine is telling you, then i would probably go with that
  • SetecAstronomy
    SetecAstronomy Posts: 470 Member
    who knows how calories burned through exercise are calculated? is it by age? hr? or weight? or is there a formula including all of them. Im just unsure how many to log, as exercise machines are telling me one thing and my hr another(although hr isnt a chest strap one so i know its not too accurate) any help would be appreciated as i dont want to be making too big a defecit or eating too much back without realising. thanks :)
    When I go on the treadmill I have to enter my duration, weight, and age. Factor in those three things plus the speed and the incline (and the time spent on each incline, as I choose the "variety" setting) and you'll understand why I dropped out of Calculus... ;)
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