I can't wait to get my Polar HRM tomorrow!

Juliechilli
Juliechilli Posts: 123 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
I'm very curious to see the difference between actual calories burned during my workouts and what MFP estimates.

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  • Scott_Chaput
    Scott_Chaput Posts: 114
    Worth every cent!

    LOVE mine... If I am going to be anal and track every single calorie I eat then I want to know EXACTLY how many calories I burned instead of a guess.

    If I am confident in the numbers that I can be more confident in measuring my efforts at the gym...
  • 3dogsrunning
    3dogsrunning Posts: 27,167 Member
    The problem is, HRMs aren't exact either. They are still estimates, still based on averages. And they can be way off too.
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/773451-is-my-hrm-giving-me-incorrect-calorie-burn
  • Juliechilli
    Juliechilli Posts: 123 Member
    I hate guesstimating. I'm hoping MFP is similar to what the HRM says. I am going to make sure I wear the chest strap for the most accurate readings. Not sure if it will be here before my bootcamp class tomorrow but I can definately wear it to my kickboxing class on Thursday.
  • Codefox
    Codefox Posts: 309 Member
    HRMs aren't perfect but if you want a good estimate you'll be happy with Polar. If you give it all the information it wants and let it calculate your VO2max. That number won't be perfect but it will be pretty good. With all that data then Polar does a really good job of calculating calories. Still just an estimate but I don't trust any others personally.
  • Healthydiner65
    Healthydiner65 Posts: 1,455 Member
    I hav the Polar FT7 and love it. It is amazing how much we over estimate out calories burned. The HRM keeps it real!

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