How do you know how many calories you burned?

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  • luzdama78
    luzdama78 Posts: 4 Member
    I just ordered one today! Is it good? I've been on the fence about ordering one, but went for it today. Can you give me any feedback? I'd appreciate it! Thx =)
  • tdelo7634
    tdelo7634 Posts: 40 Member
    I've had several heart rate monitors and they never say the calories burned.
    Just google for a heart rate to calories burned conversion tool. You just need to know average calories burned over what time period, height, weight, and age.

    Here is a link. http://www.shapesense.com/fitness-exercise/calculators/heart-rate-based-calorie-burn-calculator.aspx
  • SJCon
    SJCon Posts: 224
    If you are going to get a HRM you may want to consider the polar FT7 as it has some of Polar's "Smart Coaching" features. In the case of the FT7 you can see smart calories, you can do this on any but it is an easy graphical way to keep you heart in the Aerobic "Fat Burn" mode rather than in the cab burning anaerobic mode. Essentially you burn more fat with you heart rate below 70% and more Carbs above that level. Just makes it a little easier to focus on weight or fitness. Polar USA has a good tool to help you find the right monitor for what you do.

    This article talks about it and the research

    http://www.howtobefit.com/polar-owncal-feature.htm
  • philcole4321
    philcole4321 Posts: 7
    Try the Polar F60 series which is quite good and tracks up to 100 sessions of calories burnt and even includes strength training.
  • jgm379
    jgm379 Posts: 97 Member
    Thanx so much all.
  • jofjltncb6
    jofjltncb6 Posts: 34,415 Member
    MFP have an estimated number of calories burned based on how long you worked out for, and what speed/pace you did.

    Or, if you have a smart phone, you can downland the RunKeeper app. It's free and will tell you exactly how many calories you burned.

    =)


    *twitch*

    *twitch* *twitch*
  • jacksonpt
    jacksonpt Posts: 10,413 Member
    Saying it again since it seemed like people missed it the first time...

    ALL YOU CAN DO IS ESTIMATE

    HRMs estimate. MFP estimates. Machines at the gym estimate. Apps estimate. They all just estimate. In some case one may be more accurate than another, but that depends on lots of variables. IT'S ALL JUST AN ESTIMATE.
  • Angie_1991
    Angie_1991 Posts: 447 Member
    MFP have an estimated number of calories burned based on how long you worked out for, and what speed/pace you did.

    Or, if you have a smart phone, you can downland the RunKeeper app. It's free and will tell you exactly how many calories you burned.

    =)

    I don't know what's wrong with my HRM...I just got it so I'm a little dumb as far as it goes...but the calories it says I"ve burned and MFP says I've burned are WAY off..........hmmm
  • Determinednoob
    Determinednoob Posts: 2,001 Member
    I don't know. And I don't care!
  • DavPul
    DavPul Posts: 61,406 Member
    ^^^^^^^^^^^^That makes two of us. Me also no care.^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

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