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how accurate is my home treadmill?

ThinUpGirl
ThinUpGirl Posts: 397
edited December 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Ive been told some machines can over estimate the burn, so I always deduct 50 calories to be in the safe side.

Is this too much/little?

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  • workshy000
    workshy000 Posts: 90 Member
    I use this treadmill calculator: http://42.195km.net/e/treadsim/
  • dreamshadows
    dreamshadows Posts: 734 Member
    Depends on the model, maintenance, age, info entered, way it gets the data required to estimate calories.
  • ThinUpGirl
    ThinUpGirl Posts: 397
    I use this treadmill calculator: http://42.195km.net/e/treadsim/

    This treadmill calculated higher then what mine read by 110 calories...
  • julieh391
    julieh391 Posts: 683 Member
    I put in what I typically do on that website, and it calculated way higher too. About 100 more calories. I'm pretty chubby, and my treadmill doesn't know that (don't remember how to program height and weight), so I'm thinking the online calculator is more accurate. I get sweaty at 3.5-4.0mph, where a lot of people would consider that to be a walk.
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