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MFP exercise kcals

lady_in_weighting
lady_in_weighting Posts: 196 Member
edited December 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Hi lovely people,

Im not sure how much i should trust the MFP exercise kcal estimates? So many people recently have been commenting how its calcuation is so far out from their HRM. When using gym cardio equipment i know it slightly over estimates in comparison with MFP so i just trust MFP but how reliable is this?

Thoughts, comments and suggestions?

Thanks x

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  • DaniKenmir
    DaniKenmir Posts: 387 Member
    I have no other way to figure out what I'm burning so I go with what MFP says, and I've been losing.
  • FionaAnne22
    FionaAnne22 Posts: 178 Member
    For me there is a pretty big difference, hundreds over a couple of hours comparing MFP and my HRM, wish I'd not been eating as many as my exercise calories back, always tried to leave a little deficit though.
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