How does HRM calculate calories burned?

xLyric
xLyric Posts: 840 Member
edited January 11 in Fitness and Exercise
From what I understand it takes the highest rate you had while tracking and calculates your calories burned with that. Is this right?

So it would calculate your calories assuming you had that highest HR the whole time. Wouldn't that mean it's over calculating? If I'm doing 30 Day Shred and have my heart rate up high then it drops when I do sit ups or something, wouldn't that skew the results? Or am I completely misunderstanding the way it calculates it?

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  • erinsueburns
    erinsueburns Posts: 865 Member
    It depends on the algorithm it is using, if it is continuous monitoring or checking in increments, that sort of thing. But at the least it takes the average and not the highest.
  • xLyric
    xLyric Posts: 840 Member
    Okay, that's good. Maybe I misread it.

    In particular, if it matters, I'm using a Polar FT4.
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