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Calories actually burned on elliptical?

Sparksfly
Sparksfly Posts: 470 Member
edited September 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
So I worked out for 32 minutes/30 level/6 incline.

I set my weight in the system to be LESS than I actually am so the calories would be more accurate. Does that make sense? It said I burned 450 calories for 32 mins.


If my weight was set higher wouldn't it have said I burned more calories and be a less accurate reading??

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  • jazzy020106
    jazzy020106 Posts: 485 Member
    good question!! i want to know to so i can be more accurate with mine!! =] And mine only goes to level 20 =[ boo..
  • cmurphy04722
    cmurphy04722 Posts: 254
    Wow. I usually log 100 calories per 10 minutes. The machines are not terribly accurate, I've done some research with multiple sites and a heart rate monitor. For me, I usually do the elliptical for about 40 minutes and log 400 calories as long as I did some serious sweating and used the incline and resistance at high levels.
  • nehtaeh
    nehtaeh Posts: 2,849 Member
    I don't know, mine always seems to be lower than what it should be.

    I have googled and found a website that gives me a calories burned based on weight, sex, time, and heartrate. I think heartrate would be the most accurate, but i really don't know. I usually use what my elliptical tells me and know that I'm underestimating them.
  • nehtaeh
    nehtaeh Posts: 2,849 Member
    Wow. I usually log 100 calories per 10 minutes. The machines are not terribly accurate, I've done some research with multiple sites and a heart rate monitor. For me, I usually do the elliptical for about 40 minutes and log 400 calories as long as I did some serious sweating and used the incline and resistance at high levels.

    This sounds pretty close to the calories I've seen, aside from my own elliptical.
  • jocelyne2
    jocelyne2 Posts: 271 Member
    My machine logs it at about 52 cals per 5 mins. Which would be 333 for 32 mins . Don't know how accurate they are but they surely knock the wind outta me :drinker:
  • Sparksfly
    Sparksfly Posts: 470 Member
    I mean burning 14-15 calories per 10 mins wouldn't be that hard to do right? I do sweat a lot and definately am moving my butt at high speeds! haha :tongue:
  • ColoradoGirl
    ColoradoGirl Posts: 423 Member
    What site do you use to calculate your calories with age, sex, weight etc...?
  • Sparksfly
    Sparksfly Posts: 470 Member
    It's was also an ARC trainer...not elliptical.

    Whoops! I hear you burn more calories on the ARc vs. Elliptical.

    Any ideas?
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