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Calories burned?

Tldavis3s
Tldavis3s Posts: 83 Member
edited January 22 in Health and Weight Loss
Ok, I got a treadmill today. It does not have a heart monitor but it says I burned around 130 calories doing my mile while alternating between 2 and 6 miles per hour. I am short so the higher speeds were a fast jog for me. My question is this : When I put my cardio into my fitness pal it only says I burnt around 95 calories. Which is more accurate? It isn't a major difference but once I build up endurance I plan on running and I would like as much accuracy as possible. I am 5'3 and 21 years old. Thanks for any thoughts & advice!

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  • shadow2soul
    shadow2soul Posts: 7,692 Member
    Personally I'd go with the lower amount. You might want to save up for a HRM w/chest strap (a Pyle Sports HRM cost about $26 on amazon.com).
  • Tldavis3s
    Tldavis3s Posts: 83 Member
    Yes I went with the lower amount but in the long run I don't want to hurt myself by eating too few of my calories back. & thanks that is probably the best thing I could do is get a heart rate monitor!
  • Mrsallypants
    Mrsallypants Posts: 887 Member
    There are many activity calculator online.

    Seems like the truth would be more of an average of the two numbers which would be 112.
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