New Here- How accurate are the Calories Burned on MFP?
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bre8199
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I'm new here and they seem to be a lot higher than what the machine's at the gym say... by almost 200 calories. I am putting in my age and weight on the machines.
Thank you!
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Get your self a heart rate monitor. But yes, the website does seem to give you to much credit. When you log an activity, just "create your own", and enter the calories in yourself.0
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Welcome! I agree, I don't believe the exercise calories are accurate at all. I have a fitbit and have it synced up and don't record any extra exercise. Before I had the fitbit, I used a heart rate monitor as it's more accurate. Good luck!0
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I found out a couple of days ago. The calories burnt on my elliptical were much lower than what MFP stated :noway:0
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I dont have a HRM, but i think that it's possible that MFP is not accurate. For 40min of aqua aerobics it gives just 160cal burn. I dont believe it's this low. So if you are looking for accurate calorie counting, get a HRM0
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If you're inputting your age/weight into the cardio machines, the calorie output is probably pretty accurate (within ~10%).
If you need to calculate calories burned lifting, try this:
http://www.livestrong.com/article/338469-how-to-calculate-calories-burned-weight-lifting/0 -
Thank you everyone!!0
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