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MFP Calories burned numbers accurate?

MrDonivan
MrDonivan Posts: 19 Member
edited January 12 in Fitness and Exercise
How accurate are these estimates that come up in the EXERCISE tab?

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  • rduhlir
    rduhlir Posts: 3,550 Member
    I have found them inacurate compared to my HRM. I usually burn more than what the estimates say. Some have found them to over estimate.
  • pscheerer
    pscheerer Posts: 1
    I find them inaccurate as well. Because I have a treadclimber and the calories that I burn are certainly not what this says. So I manually put the calories burned in myself.
  • aritchey1977
    aritchey1977 Posts: 65 Member
    My HRM says I burn more than MFP gives me. Although sometimes it's not too far off.
  • aritchey1977
    aritchey1977 Posts: 65 Member
    I find them inaccurate as well. Because I have a treadclimber and the calories that I burn are certainly not what this says. So I manually put the calories burned in myself.

    How do you do this? I added my own exercise and then the calories burned once and it did it but now it won't let me use it again. I can't figure it out.
  • xilka
    xilka Posts: 308 Member
    I find the MFP calculation to be WAY over on most things.
    I use heart rate to figure out mine, with this site:

    http://www.shapesense.com/fitness-exercise/calculators/heart-rate-based-calorie-burn-calculator.aspx
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