HRM gives such a high calorie burn

lilxocrush
lilxocrush Posts: 20
in Fitness and Exercise
So I just got a Polar RS100 HRM and when I work out the calories are way higher than what the elliptical machine or MFP says. A 45 minute workout will say I burned around 625 calories while the elliptical machine says around 450. I'm not sure if I have my HRM set up wrong but if anyone can help me I'd really appreciate it!

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  • nellyett
    nellyett Posts: 436 Member
    Make sure that you set up the HRM with your personal stats....gender, height, age, weight. It may currently be set for a large man. lol. I also adjust mine every five pounds or so. :)
  • Bassgirl51
    Bassgirl51 Posts: 117
    There is a choice of athletic or regular person also.
  • NobodyInParticular
    NobodyInParticular Posts: 352 Member
    It could also be accurate. The machine you were using uses a very generice guesstimation.
  • BobSassafrass
    BobSassafrass Posts: 85 Member
    I personally take MFP's calorie burns as the standard to judge everything else by. If the HRM is within 50 calories of MFP it is probably right. But I would take whatever showed the lower number just to be conservative.

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