HRM vs. Treadmill Calories Burned

Options
swthrtsmrf
swthrtsmrf Posts: 384
in Fitness and Exercise
I have a question that may have been asked on here before, but I am honestly not going to search the board to find it.....

I just got my hrm and tonight is the second time I have used it. I noticed that on the treadmill it read 110 calories burned more than what my hrm read. This made me go huh! No matter what the pulse reading on my treadmill is it does not adjust the calories burned. So I am figuring that the hrm does.

This is my questions:
1. Does your hrm burn your cals based on your pulse rate?
2. Which is more accurate your treadmill reading or your hrm?

My thought is that the hrm is more acurate, but was not sure.

Replies

  • QueChulaYo
    QueChulaYo Posts: 71
    Options
    My Polar FT7 HRM is more accurate than my tredmill... almost double the calories...
  • nk17
    nk17 Posts: 141 Member
    Options
    My FT7 is usually about 50 cal under what the treadmill says. It seems more correct to me.
  • shelley_43
    shelley_43 Posts: 51
    Options
    Your HRM is the most accurate for any exercise that you, it will be almost double the treadmill,
    so always follow ur HRM
  • swthrtsmrf
    swthrtsmrf Posts: 384
    Options
    Your HRM is the most accurate for any exercise that you, it will be almost double the treadmill,
    so always follow ur HRM

    I am beginning to agree after a lot of research that the hrm is more accurate, but my hrm was under what the treadmill said.

Categories