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Accuracy with cals burned

TinaS88
TinaS88 Posts: 817 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Just curious, how many people trust the numbers of cals burned from their heart rate monitors? I have been comparing the machines, MFP, and my HRM, and for the most part I trust the HRM. But it seems to have been giving me a high number lately. Today I actually burned more (according to HRM) then what the machine and MFP would say. Which would be the one to trust the most? I just don't want to over eat or under eat due to wrong numbers. Thanks!!

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  • dane11235813
    dane11235813 Posts: 682 Member
    i trust mine to a certain extent, but i don't really eat back my calories according to what i think i burned so it doesn't really come into play.
    i know if i burned approx 1000 calories and avg 70% of my max heart rate with my workout then that usually means i had a solid workout.
  • TinaS88
    TinaS88 Posts: 817 Member
    Makes sense, thanks! :)
  • BrianSharpe
    BrianSharpe Posts: 9,248 Member
    If there's a big discrepancy between my HRM and MFP or my treadmill I'll average them out. Today I used my treadmill and it reported 367 cal, my HRM 366....pretty close!
  • RNMachine
    RNMachine Posts: 17
    To be honest, I usually go with the LOWER of the two. That way, I'm sure not to "over do it" when eating. If I happened to have burned more, bonus for me!

    Good Luck!!!
  • TinaS88
    TinaS88 Posts: 817 Member
    Thanks a bunch guys!! I guess the "safe" thing would be to average them all out :P
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