Treadmill calculator?

ThinUpGirl

So, I always assume my treadmill is overestimating my calories burned, so I always log 100 calories less.

Then I found this: http://42.195km.net/e/treadsim/

It actually estimated that I was burning a lot more calories than the treadmill read, based on my weight.

Now I'm conflicted.

Has anyone used this or knows if its accurate?

257_Lag

Right or wrong I have been using that calculator for about 6 weeks, eating back most of the calories and have been losing at a very steady 1.5 lb loss per week. I am sure it is returning higher than true numbers but it's less than the MFP number and more than the number on my treadmill. (Nordictrac).

I don't trust any treadmill or calculator that doesn't ask for your weight.

ThinUpGirl

My treadmill always seems low, especially when I'm working up a sweat. I do. Intervals ranging from 3.5 - 5.5 mph speed, and the incline 1-10%. If I'm doing I lower speed, I do a larger incline and a faster speed a higher incline.

When I use the calculator, I only input my weight, time and distance. So even still, it isn't completely accurate since I don't take into account the change in incline.

Resa52

I found this calculator to be pretty close to what my HRM says. According to my HRM, my last treadmill workout burned 126 calories. According to the calculator, that workout burned 116. My treadmill said I burned 144 but it doesn't account for height or weight (definitely should have checked that before buying the thing LOL)

JenMc14

I totally ignore my treadmill. It gave me almost 300 today, I believe, for 25 minutes at a 4 and a half mile run at a 6, so 5 minutes. I used a different site to log my info, and it is a lot less than is, and generally less than MFP, although not by much. It gave me 142. The linked website gave me 231. Interesting.