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mfp calorie estimations?

rosy003
rosy003 Posts: 251 Member
edited January 19 in Social Groups
I know a hrm is best, but I don't have one- I might ask for one for Christmas. Anyway, I use the mfp estimates for calories burned during exercise and I noticed this week that the estimate went up by about 10 calories per 30 minutes of exercise. Is this because when I weighed in my weight went up? Just curious.

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  • AsellusReborn
    AsellusReborn Posts: 1,112 Member
    I am not sure how well a hrm would work during pregnancy - I know my heart rate is very different while pregnant and it is much easier to elevate it. I would imagine it is a higher weight causing higher burns, yes - I had noticed as I lost weight they went down so it makes sense to me it would go the other way too :)
  • laurab1217
    laurab1217 Posts: 123 Member
    Yeah I noticed that the only difference on mfp if you log your gains throughout your pregnancy is in the exercise section.
  • rosy003
    rosy003 Posts: 251 Member
    Thanks!
  • RBXChas
    RBXChas Posts: 2,708 Member
    Yes, as your weight goes up, your estimated calorie burns go up. That's how some people on my FL who are much heavier than I am can log the same exercise as I might log but burn 1.5-2x the calories. That is, until I started using a HRM.
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