Correct amount of calories burned

I'm not sure that both those values aren't high. I do a combination walk/run for 3 miles and I generally burn in the area of 375 cals.

I agree that both of those sound way too high.

That's pretty much what I thought. I'm 369lbs so I know I will burn a little bit extra just because of my weight but even those figures seem a bit on the high side.

Ah you're a big dude. 500-some odd calories is probably in the ballpark then.

I agree. Did you really walk 3.3 miles in an hour, though? If so, good on you!

If not, double check by entering your time for a slower pace.

To jzammetti, I bought a HRM yesterday but not 100% how to use it. I'm assuming that I use the average Bpm to work out calories burned.

Which one did you buy? It doesn't show you total calories burned? I have polar FT4 and it shows me various stats - average HR, how much time in "the zone," total time and calories burned.,,so no guessing or math! lol

I second the HRM, I use mine all the time now. I heard they can be out by up to 20%, but closer than guessing!

You'll need to programme it with your height and weight and stuff, remember to update your settings regularly as you lose weight as it'll be more accurate if you do.

I bout the Target HRS410. It was one of the cheapest decent ones that I could find that came with a chest strap. I didn't want to spen a lot until I knew if it was any use to me or not. Once I get used to using it, I will go out and spend the money on a good one.

Does it let you enter your age, sex, height and weight? And show calories burned?

HRMs are a great investment. I'm glad I spent the money on mine.

It doesn't let you input any of that. It shows the time, heart rate ande average bpm's. like I say, if I find that it works for me, I'm more than happy to go and invest in a good one that would let me input age, sex, heir, weir, etc.

I would suggest trying to return the one that you got. By the sounds of it, it is only going to be useful for finding out your HR.

If it doesn't let you input your height, age, sex and weight it will not give you an accurate calorie burn. In my opinion it would be a bit of a waste of money as it won't give you an accurate burn reading as it will go based off an average build which will be a lot different than yours. I ran into that issue with the first HRM I purchased which I returned. I than checked online and checked sales until I found a good one that I could afford.

You can get ones that do and have a chest strap for relatively cheap (especially if you are in the US).

It doesn't let you input any of that. It shows the time, heart rate ande average bpm's. like I say, if I find that it works for me, I'm more than happy to go and invest in a good one that would let me input age, sex, heir, weir, etc.

I would suggest trying to return the one that you got. By the sounds of it, it is only going to be useful for finding out your HR.

If it doesn't let you input your height, age, sex and weight it will not give you an accurate calorie burn. In my opinion it would be a bit of a waste of money as it won't give you an accurate burn reading as it will go based off an average build which will be a lot different than yours. I ran into that issue with the first HRM I purchased which I returned. I than checked online and checked sales until I found a good one that I could afford.

You can get ones that do and have a chest strap for relatively cheap (especially if you are in the US).

I got my Polar FT4 (basic, but perfect) for $70 on Amazon. Worth every penny

I have found MFP to be pretty close to what my HRM says with regards to walking. Other exercises, not so much.