Which should I trust more HRM or machines?
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cardoza2011
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I have been working out for a couple weeks now and on the machines I do enter all the information so I trusted the calorie burn. However I decided to go ahead and buy a HRM and it says on the elliptical I burn 377, but the machine says 550. I noticed on the treadmill it was almost same. Treadmill said 214, and HRM said 156. Which one should I go by for MFP?
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HRM is real, machines are only a estimation, and they estimate way high all the time.0
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HRM0
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Go by the HRM. The machines are notorious for overestimating calorie burn.
I have a BMF, which can show calories burned for a workout. In order to get the treadmill to show about the same calorie burn as the BMF, I have to take 30 pounds off of the weight that I input into the machine.0 -
HRM, no question.0
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According to some medical lab studies, an HRM often reads about 9% higher than true burn, but the machines are even worse. Go by your HRM. If you're concerned about accountability, subtract 9% from your HRM reading. I always figure it's better to overestimate food and underestimate exercise. I subtract 10% from my HRM.
Also, don't forget to update your weight in your HRM. I update mine every time I lose five pounds.0 -
HRM0
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According to some medical lab studies, an HRM often reads about 9% higher than true burn, but the machines are even worse. Go by your HRM. If you're concerned about accountability, subtract 9% from your HRM reading. I always figure it's better to overestimate food and underestimate exercise. I subtract 10% from my HRM.
Also, don't forget to update your weight in your HRM. I update mine every time I lose five pounds.
The comments in here are spot on. Overestimate food and underestimate exercise...it's a true zen saying. Oh by the way, go by the HRM0 -
HRM. Hands down.0
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HRM always0
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According to some medical lab studies, an HRM often reads about 9% higher than true burn, but the machines are even worse. Go by your HRM. If you're concerned about accountability, subtract 9% from your HRM reading. I always figure it's better to overestimate food and underestimate exercise. I subtract 10% from my HRM.
Also, don't forget to update your weight in your HRM. I update mine every time I lose five pounds.
Thanks I didn't think about doing that. I do need as much accuracy as possible.0 -
HRM is way more accurate, be aware though that even the best HRM's are only around 75% accurate0
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For treadmills and basic stationary bikes, trust the machines. There is a known workload associated with these machines, so the calculation for cals burned is pretty accurate. For everything else, it's kind of a crapshoot, but a decent HRM that is setup correctly will likely be more accurate, though it's still just an estimate and is likely off to some extent.0
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The machines and the HRM are estimations. What is helpful is to be consistent on your logging using one method. My HRM (chest band) actually works with the Precor machines and gives about the same as the machine. Estimation programs like Noom, Endimondo etc don't know the intensity of things like inclines and tend to be less accurate. Using a consistent method is better than switching them up.0
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HRM is real, machines are only a estimation, and they estimate way high all the time.0
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HRM0
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I would think it depends on the HRM. I have a bodymedia and it doesn't register my stationary bike very well. I can be on it for twenty min and it will register 2-5. I think it has something to do with lack of movement on the upper half of the body.0
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The machines and the HRM are estimations. What is helpful is to be consistent on your logging using one method. My HRM (chest band) actually works with the Precor machines and gives about the same as the machine. Estimation programs like Noom, Endimondo etc don't know the intensity of things like inclines and tend to be less accurate. Using a consistent method is better than switching them up.
Exactly. In the grand scheme of things, it doesn't much matter which you use. It matters far more that you are consistent. Pick one and use it. Then after a month or so you can gauge your results. If you are calculating a calorie deficit but gaining/maintaining, then your estimates are likely off (eating more than you think and/or burning less than you think). If you are calculating a surplus but are lose, then your estimates are likely off (eating less than you think and/or burning more than you think). Tweak as necessary.0 -
HRM. Hands down.
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According to some medical lab studies, an HRM often reads about 9% higher than true burn, but the machines are even worse. Go by your HRM. If you're concerned about accountability, subtract 9% from your HRM reading. I always figure it's better to overestimate food and underestimate exercise. I subtract 10% from my HRM.
Also, don't forget to update your weight in your HRM. I update mine every time I lose five pounds.
The comments in here are spot on. Overestimate food and underestimate exercise...it's a true zen saying. Oh by the way, go by the HRM
Overestimate food that you're unsure of. When you measure it yourself, no need to estimate.
I have found that at the gym, the elliptical and the arc trainer over estimate. The Treadmill is fairly close. The bike is underestimated by a great deal. This is in comparison to my Polar FT4 readings.0 -
what HRM is recommended?0
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