We are pleased to announce that on March 4, 2025, an updated Rich Text Editor will be introduced in the MyFitnessPal Community. To learn more about the upcoming changes, please click here. We look forward to sharing this new feature with you!

What's the best IPHONE APP to count Calories

lahalab
lahalab Posts: 41 Member
edited January 21 in Health and Weight Loss
While working out? Like if i want to go outdoor for a jog.

Thank you.

Replies

  • Ritzbrit
    Ritzbrit Posts: 211 Member
    I'd get a heart rate monitor, it'd be the best way to get an accurate account of how many calories you burn.
  • 86_Ohms
    86_Ohms Posts: 253 Member
    I'd get a heart rate monitor, it'd be the best way to get an accurate account of how many calories you burn.

    ^Yup, this.

    You can get apps that use your GPS to track your distance and average your pace out (with possible weight/age) to give you a calorie readout (much like a treadmill does). But, you will need a HRM that interfaces with your iPhone, which many new ones do, to get the most accurate calorie readout.
  • JessHealthKick
    JessHealthKick Posts: 800 Member
    I'd get a heart rate monitor, it'd be the best way to get an accurate account of how many calories you burn.

    ^Yup, this.

    You can get apps that use your GPS to track your distance and average your pace out (with possible weight/age) to give you a calorie readout (much like a treadmill does). But, you will need a HRM that interfaces with your iPhone, which many new ones do, to get the most accurate calorie readout.

    yeah agreed. I use a Polar FT4 and it's great. I am sure there are other models that sync automatically, but I prefer it manually because I like to break up the information into stages (women and their craziness)
  • mikeyrp
    mikeyrp Posts: 1,616 Member
    Depends what exercise you are doing - for example I love my Garmin watch but thats because if use it for cycling and running - it does a lot more than count calories. Just for calories - Agree - HRM.
  • arrawyn79
    arrawyn79 Posts: 275 Member
    I just got a fitbit zip on the weekend. It's not a HRM, but it syncs to your iphone and myfitnesspal, and calculates steps, distance, calories burned, and speed (based on time and distance I think). You input your gender, height and weight when you sign in to start using it. I'm loving it so far. It's basically a pedometer but SO small and light (and SUPER accurate - for me so far anyway!). But at $60, it isn't cheap (but it's reasonable and unlike other cheaper pedometer thingies, it actually WORKS and counts EVERY step. I walk a lot, and have also started running, so this works for me.

    And it does a calorie adjustment thing on MFP, since it syncs with MFP thru a wireless dongle.
This discussion has been closed.