myfitnesspal VERY generous on calories burned for exercizes

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  • mlb929
    mlb929 Posts: 1,974 Member
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    I use a HRM for my fitness. I'm older, so that taken into account, MFP is generally under-estimating for me. I never use the figures on the machines as I assume they are not accurate.
  • mbsasso
    mbsasso Posts: 2 Member
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    I found this too at 1st. Then I realized that MFP is calculating the effort for my weight and it has changed as I've lost weight. The machines are set standard at 150lbs, if you weigh more than this than you burn more. I find most accurate if I put in my height, weight & age into the machine I get the closest calories burned & heart rate numbers from the machine.

    Hope this helps! =)
  • carld256
    carld256 Posts: 855 Member
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    I use my HRM and find that I always have to adjust (up) my calories burned when logging them. So the opposite is true for me.

    When using gym equipment, are you entering your personal data for wieght and age or just going by what's pre-set?

    My treadmill has a weight function, which I keep up to date, but not age. It still seems to correlate pretty closely with MFP.

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