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Calories burned calculations

Hlthy4MeNow
Hlthy4MeNow Posts: 19 Member
edited January 1 in Fitness and Exercise
Wondering how everyone calculates calories burned when exercising? I have found some good tools online where you put in your weight/activity/ intensity/time and it calculates calories burned. I have compared a few and they give pretty similiar calculations. However, I get feedback (not on MFP) from people saying those calculations seem really high. I know that you burn more the more you weigh, but just want to make sure I am being realistic. Any insight?

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  • vtmoon
    vtmoon Posts: 3,436 Member
    if you have doubts about it I say put in half of the number they say, I'm guessing you are worried because you eat back your exercise calories. Invest on a heart rate monitor they give you a better idea then the online numbers.
  • Hlthy4MeNow
    Hlthy4MeNow Posts: 19 Member
    No, I don't eat back my calories. Just curious :)
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