Counting Calories on the Treadmill

juliec0619

The calories burned on the treadmill does not match what FP says, and there is no option for walking with hills. What do you all reccomend I enter? Should I go with what the treadmill says or FP?

pnieuw

Whichever is higher :laugh:

hbarney

I go by what the treadmill (or ellipitcal) says. I put my weight in so I hope it is accurate.

SueInAz

The treadmill has a better idea of how much effort you put into your workout. I'd use the treadmill's count.

sc1572

I go with the treadmill!

melsat

I go with whatever MFP says for the exercise. Usually the machines at the gym give me a little more calories burned than MFP does, but it isn't off by a ton! I would rather error on the side of caution than assume that I burned more calories than I did.

adamcf

MFP doesnt really calculate calories. I don't know how they calculate that. the best way is to use a heart rate monitor.

summertime_girl

I'd go with the lowest number, especially if you eat the calories back.

Bonny272

I walk at 4 mph (at an incline) and jog a little at a time so I put down that I'm walking at 4.5 and adjust the minutes to get closer to what my treadmill says. It's usually only a minute or two more.

kmichael9079

There is an option for walking 3.5mph uphill in the exercise portion of FP.

maura5880

I'd definitely recommend getting a HRM so you know with more accuracy just how many calories you're burning. Otherwise, I'd go with the lower number, so you're not overestimating what you've accomplished.

juliec0619

Thanks all! I appreciate the input!