Heart Rate Monitor Calories or the ones from MFP?

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lemonhead66
lemonhead66 Posts: 109 Member
edited January 18 in Fitness and Exercise
I am really trying to not overestimate my exercise calories so I purchased a HRM and have been using it for several weeks the problem I am running into is this.

Today did a boxmania class HRM 61 minutes 560 calories

closest thing on MFP is Kickboxing but when I use that is say 980 calories for the 61 minutes.

That is over a 400 calorie difference and not sure the best one to use.

I am 47 yo female that is over 200 lbs

What I have been doing is adjusting the minutes on MFP to come close to my HRM.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

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  • mreeves261
    mreeves261 Posts: 728 Member
    Stick with what your HRM is saying. It's way more accurate!
  • Mokey41
    Mokey41 Posts: 5,769 Member
    HRM for sure. It's the thing that knows how hard you actually worked.
  • Melissa22G
    Melissa22G Posts: 847 Member
    HRM, 100%
  • _Tara_R
    _Tara_R Posts: 688 Member
    HRM!! You can create your own exercise.
  • lemonhead66
    lemonhead66 Posts: 109 Member
    Thank you so much for taking the time to answer. That is what I have been doing...just want to make sure I was right. Some of the girls in that class are killing the calories and I have to keep reminding them I much older than them but I am there Keeping UP with their young bodies.
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