Did I truly burn this much?

crlyxx

Hey,

today I got a Polar ft4. I put in the basics, my height, weight, etc, then went to workout. I did my usual, walking as fast as I can (about 4.8 mph or so) for about an hour and a half. According to the monitor, it says I burned a little more than 500 calories! I wet the strap very well, for about a minute or more, and placed it tight below my chest. Is this accurate? It just seems a little too good to be true; I mean, that's an entire meal for Christ's sake xD All answers appreciated

ravenrxx

Yeah, That sounds pretty accurate to me! Well done hun.

ShandaLeaS

Sounds about right to me!

crlyxx

Okay, sweet! Haha, all this time I was counting it as about 300 or so. Sheesh what a difference :I

ShandaLeaS

LOL I too was astounded when I got a tracker and was like I burned 1/3 of my calories from just that! Some days I burn up to 700 and I don't even realize it until I'm long gone and done with the gym....then I'm like crap its 8pm with 2 hours til I go to bed and I have 1200 calories to eat!

squeakyfish

Based on what I was taught in physiology - a good rule of thumb is 100 cal per mile. I tend to burn a little more than that when I'm walking and about that when I'm running (according to my HRM)

servilia

Sounds right to me