Going by MFP or your machine for calories burned?

Uhmanduh
Uhmanduh Posts: 85 Member
edited November 6 in Fitness and Exercise
I notice when I'm tracking my exercise on MFP the calories are always way more than what my treadmill/bike/elliptical/etc. says. I always go by what my machine says but I'm just curious as to what you guys think.

Thoughts?

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  • SKINNYMESOON2B
    SKINNYMESOON2B Posts: 112 Member
    i also go by what the treadmil or elliptical say, only beacuse you put your hands on the sensors and i think it takes a more accurate reading. I could be wrong though. I also like that it is less then MFP beacuse i'd rather be under my real calories burned estiment then over.
  • cerrajean
    cerrajean Posts: 188 Member
    I got an HRM and the Precor Elliptical I use actually picks up my heart rate from the chest strap and matches the 'calories burned' info on the HRM watch almost exactly. It's pretty cool.

    Before I got the HRM though I'd go with what the elliptical said.
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