wrong exercise calories?

banana_butterfly
banana_butterfly Posts: 29 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
hello! i was wondering, can the exercise database entries be wrong? i walked brisk pace for 20 minutes today and it says I burnt 104 calories or something. sounds a bit too high, no? i was expecting something like 40. is the database reliable for that?

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  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    100 calories sounds about right to me, but yes the database calories are often times wrong for various exercises. The only way to get a more accurate reading, though, would be to invest in a heart rate monitor.
  • fishgutzy
    fishgutzy Posts: 2,807 Member
    If you have a smart phone, get the Endomondo App. It will also track distance and calculate calories for many different activities.
    I've used it for walking, hiking and biking. I even used it to track how far I walked while mowing my lawn. :)

    100 for 20 minutes sounds about right, depending on your weight and speed.
  • banana_butterfly
    banana_butterfly Posts: 29 Member
    oh, thank you :) i will download the app as well, thanks for that fishgutzy.
  • kellijauch
    kellijauch Posts: 379 Member
    Almost all of these sites overestimate calories burned. I just use MFP to track my food, and I don't eat back exercise calories, so it works for me.

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