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tmauck4472
tmauck4472 Posts: 1,785 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
I use the stationary bike at the Y and it says I only burned like 90 calories for 20 minutes....MFP says over 200...which is right or at least closer to being right. This will drive me nuts

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  • finallygettingskinny2013
    finallygettingskinny2013 Posts: 110 Member
    The bike is correct as its counting your speed, how long, and the resistance. MFP is usually really high.
  • marie_2454
    marie_2454 Posts: 881 Member
    The bike is correct as its counting your speed, how long, and the resistance. MFP is usually really high.

    I agree...the bike's probably not completely accurate, but it's most likely way closer than MFP.
  • twinmom01
    twinmom01 Posts: 854 Member
    probably somewhere in between...

    I have found MFP has a tendancy to overestimate - as if the calorie burn for the whole time was at your high heart rate...

    I have also found the burn on machines can come in a little low...the ones that have a place to check your heartbeat are a bit more accurate but most of the time you are inputting limited information into the machine - maybe your weight...and age...
  • mgmlap
    mgmlap Posts: 1,377 Member
    Using an HRM is as close to accurate as you are going to get...but I would probably take the lower number rather than the higher number...cause if you go with the higher..and overeat..will have worse consequences..
  • cutchro
    cutchro Posts: 396 Member
    Using an HRM is as close to accurate as you are going to get...but I would probably take the lower number rather than the higher number...cause if you go with the higher..and overeat..will have worse consequences..

    ^^This. :smile:
  • tmauck4472
    tmauck4472 Posts: 1,785 Member
    I guess I will have to invest in a HRM. I know my heart rate doesn't stay up as high on the bike as it does on the treadmill, but I like it for my slow down time and resting period before I get in my car to leave. And the side benifit is it works my upper thighs and burns a few more calories.
  • Dudagarcia
    Dudagarcia Posts: 849 Member
    I finally invested in a hrm. I've been working out for several years already and discovered that the #'s on the machines & mfp were higher than my hrm.
  • sdevan45
    sdevan45 Posts: 74 Member
    I finally invested in a hrm. I've been working out for several years already and discovered that the #'s on the machines & mfp were higher than my hrm.

    Mine does too. Some days, I really, really hate my hrm. :sad:

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