HRM vs. MACHINE (and me?) Help!
pedraz
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As my Polar seems to always give me a lower readout than my friend gets on his, well, I just need to know what's up. I just tested the difference between my Polar Heart Rate Monitor (with the thingy around the chest) and the readout on my Concept II rowing machine (also with a thingy around the chest). Yes, I wore both. Yes it was NOT comfy but, here are the results:
1/2 hour moderate rowing burned 256 cal for about 5000 meters (didn't write it down but it was just over 5000)
according to my Polar monitor I burned only 120 cal.
then 1/2 hour on elliptical machine moderate (an out of date Kettler with no fancy stuff) it told me 1327 kilojoules which I converted to around 317 cal.... (don't know how far I went, never look at it anyway)
my Polar told me I burned 167 cal
I don't know what to write now for calories burned. Plus, MFP always seems to have a much higher readout than my Polar. So confusing.
WHO SHOULD I BELIEVE (and can I have a cookie now?) ; )
1/2 hour moderate rowing burned 256 cal for about 5000 meters (didn't write it down but it was just over 5000)
according to my Polar monitor I burned only 120 cal.
then 1/2 hour on elliptical machine moderate (an out of date Kettler with no fancy stuff) it told me 1327 kilojoules which I converted to around 317 cal.... (don't know how far I went, never look at it anyway)
my Polar told me I burned 167 cal
I don't know what to write now for calories burned. Plus, MFP always seems to have a much higher readout than my Polar. So confusing.
WHO SHOULD I BELIEVE (and can I have a cookie now?) ; )
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