45 minutes on cross trainer only 113calories?!!!!

fevermaps
fevermaps Posts: 162 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Hello! Just went on my cross trainer at home for 45minutes. Went at a steady pace so i could endure the 45minutes. Worked up a sweat and my hrm just said i burnt 113 calories? Surely that can't be right?! Do you think my hrm is not right as it was only a cheap one?

Can someone please advise! Thanks!

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  • AmyRhubarb
    AmyRhubarb Posts: 6,890 Member
    What kind of HRM is it, and does it have a chest strap? Does it have the ability for you to enter your info, height, weight, age, etc?
  • ClaireSmith811
    ClaireSmith811 Posts: 32 Member
    Doesn't seem right to me. The only exercise I do at the moment is walking (slow pace) and I burn more calories than that in 45 minutes x
  • fevermaps
    fevermaps Posts: 162 Member
    What kind of HRM is it, and does it have a chest strap? Does it have the ability for you to enter your info, height, weight, age, etc?

    It doesn't have a chest strap. I did have to enter my height, weight and age e.t.c though! I thought it would give me a rough guide but that seems ridiculously low!
  • fevermaps
    fevermaps Posts: 162 Member
    :(
  • AmyRhubarb
    AmyRhubarb Posts: 6,890 Member
    What kind of HRM is it, and does it have a chest strap? Does it have the ability for you to enter your info, height, weight, age, etc?

    It doesn't have a chest strap. I did have to enter my height, weight and age e.t.c though! I thought it would give me a rough guide but that seems ridiculously low!
    So it's just a watch and you have to touch the face of it to get a reading? I had one of those, and it wasn't very accurate unfortunately. It's annoying to have to pause your workout to touch your fingers to the watch to get a reading, and of course the more often you do this, the more accurate your results will be, but that means the more you are pausing to take a reading through your workout! :tongue:

    The chest strap types monitor your heart rate the entire time, so they tend to be more accurate. I would definitely agree that the burn it gave you is low for what you did - I can burn 100 cals in a 25 minute walk with my dogs.

    If you just got the HRM, see if you can return it or exchange it for a model with a chest strap. I have a New Balance N4 that I'm very happy with, and many MFPers swear by the Polar FT4 and FT7 models.
  • ALH1981
    ALH1981 Posts: 538 Member
    What kind of HRM is it, and does it have a chest strap? Does it have the ability for you to enter your info, height, weight, age, etc?

    It doesn't have a chest strap. I did have to enter my height, weight and age e.t.c though! I thought it would give me a rough guide but that seems ridiculously low!

    It actually could be right - i am a small girl, and I am very fit - i haev a resting heart rate of between 45-50. It takes me FOREVER to get my heart rate up, and it also takes me alot to get a big burn. To put in perspective, i burnt 400 cal on a 10 mile (fast) reun.

    Tips i use are 1 min going as hard as you can at a high speed, dropping back to slower, up again etc to raise and lower heart rate ..... if you can read/chat/play with your phone on the machien you are probabley not working hard enough!

    Or... it coudl be a faulty battery................... ;)
  • ChitownFoodie
    ChitownFoodie Posts: 1,562 Member
    Thats about as much as I burn. I burn just the same doing strength training, so I don't even bother with cardio.
  • emrogers
    emrogers Posts: 328 Member
    Thats about as much as I burn. I burn just the same doing strength training, so I don't even bother with cardio.
    ^^^^^^^^^^^^ I have heard this so many times lately.
  • elainecroft
    elainecroft Posts: 595 Member
    Depending on how hard you are working, your metabolism, and size, it could be accurate. But I agree with the others that if you are really concerned, get one of those chest strap monitors and see what it says.
  • KatyFace9801
    KatyFace9801 Posts: 230 Member
    I have a wrist watch heart rate monitor. Can't remember the brand off the top of my head. I feel like it always tells me I burned more calories than I feel I am. So, often I'll just take my heart several times in a work out just to get a feel for what my average heart rate is & then go to a calculator like this one: http://www.shapesense.com/fitness-exercise/calculators/heart-rate-based-calorie-burn-calculator.aspx

    It's more of an estimation, but you know 145 calories for 45 minutes seems looooow. I usually knock out about 300 calories on the elliptical & that's when I'm taking it easy!
  • now_or_never13
    now_or_never13 Posts: 1,575 Member
    It depends on how small/large you are and how hard you actually working. I have found that sweating doesn't always mean you are working out really hard.

    Since your HRM doesn't have a chest strap it won't be super accurate as it will only base your calorie burns on your last HR reading. Are you able to purchase a different one or take that one back to get one with a chest strap?
  • fevermaps
    fevermaps Posts: 162 Member
    I think i burn more doing an exercise dvd. It's a bit disheartening!
  • fevermaps
    fevermaps Posts: 162 Member
    It depends on how small/large you are and how hard you actually working. I have found that sweating doesn't always mean you are working out really hard.

    Since your HRM doesn't have a chest strap it won't be super accurate as it will only base your calorie burns on your last HR reading. Are you able to purchase a different one or take that one back to get one with a chest strap?

    Yes i will do! I just don't know how to log my exercise until then! It just seems very low for 45 minutes!
  • nanainkent
    nanainkent Posts: 350 Member
    I bought a sportline watch with no chest strap, cheap from walmart. Began to question whether the calorie burn was right. Went to several web sites to compare amounts and now I use it for a HRM read out, record the number on a sticky I keep handly and use this website to check it out. I usuallly end up using the website for the amount of calories.

    http://www.calories-calculator.net/Calories_Burned_By_Heart_Rate.html

    I also use several HR readings to get an average number to use

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