MFP'S EXERCISE VALUES A BIT HIGH

DeeDiddyGee
DeeDiddyGee Posts: 601 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Has anyone found that MFP's exercise values are a little high? For instance, when I enter "elliptical trainer" and MFP gives me the calories burned, it is higher than what the elliptical display at the gym is showing. I am using the lesser number for calories burned just to be safe.

Has anyone else noticed this?

Dee :ohwell:

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  • leisa182
    leisa182 Posts: 3
    I have noticed that too! I add less just to be sure... would rather under value my exercise than over value it! :)
  • DeeDiddyGee
    DeeDiddyGee Posts: 601 Member
    Thanks, Leisa!
  • Alison12121
    Alison12121 Posts: 198 Member
    Yes, I've noticed that too, especially since I got a heart rate monitor. I definitely wasn't burning as many calories as I hoped. :smile:
  • j75j75
    j75j75 Posts: 854 Member
    Many people have noticed this. I personally just don't eat back all of my exercise calories. I am still losing so it must be working :smile:
  • GracefulDancer4Christ
    GracefulDancer4Christ Posts: 419 Member
    I just use the tdee method with my work out calories factored in and log my own exercise as 1 calorie burned. if I see a big number like -250 calories I will want to eat them back and with that I'm not supposed to. where if I do -1 calorie I say good enough and call it a day.
  • amybg1
    amybg1 Posts: 631 Member
    Note that MFP, your HRM AND the equipment at the gym will NOT give you an accurate reading of your burn rate. An HRM could help you a bit more because it gives you your heart rate throughout the workout and based on your HR will give you calories burned.

    BUT ALL of the above do NOT account for one's Body Composition. Muscle burns more than fat, so let's say for example...We put a ripped person on an elliptical and put someone else with a higher-than-desired BF%/or less muscle tone on the elliptical beside the muscular individual. We leave the HRM out of the equation in this scenario, and have them do the same workout at the same rate, speed and all. Machine will show close to, if not the same number of calories burned but is this really true?

    Point being here only YOU know approximately how much you're burning - a readout will only give you calories based on ONE variable and nothing more
  • pannellkat
    pannellkat Posts: 709 Member
    A bit high? Too high. I've never gone off those numbers. When I use my HRM and compare it to the numbers MFP spits out for exercise...MFP overestimates drastically. It is not taking into account your weight, height, age, average hr, gender, etc.

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