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calories burned help

kymmixxx
Posts: 151 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

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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.com/blog/Azdak/view/the-real-facts-about-hrms-and-calories-what-you-need-to-know-before-purchasing-an-hrm-or-using-one-214720 -
Im not to sure how its calculated but if your machine is telling you, then i would probably go with that0
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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. thanks0
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