Cardio trainer Vs Myfitnessal

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kathetakite
kathetakite Posts: 16 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
When I run I use the cardio trainer ap to log my times, distance, calories burned etc. and whenever I log my run here the calories are always off. This morning cardio trainer said I should have burned 477 myfitnesspal logged it at 349, that is a 128 calorie difference. Both take in to account weight and MPH. The only difference I can think of is that cardio trainer also counts distance climbed and distance of run. Should I be using the Myfitnesspal calories or the cardio trainer calories?

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  • pengoala
    pengoala Posts: 9
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    What did you decide? I have the same question!
  • BrianSharpe
    BrianSharpe Posts: 9,248 Member
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    My best advice - get a heart rate monitor and use that (both MFP and most machines are based on averages........)
  • Shock_Wave
    Shock_Wave Posts: 1,573 Member
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    My best advice - get a heart rate monitor and use that (both MFP and most machines are based on averages........)
    ^^X2 this Why guess?
  • RandomMiranda
    RandomMiranda Posts: 298
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    What he said. Having a HRM has made me workout harder and not stress about how accurate MFP is or isn't. Monitors aren't perfect but definitely the most accurate i have access to.

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