Exercise Showing Too Mny Calories Burned

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trisH_7183
trisH_7183 Posts: 1,486 Member
edited January 25 in Health and Weight Loss
Seems like I get one thing straightened out & another pops up. My exercise shows 90 mins of walking burned 700 & a few. On the mail it says I burnt 1500 & some odd for 90 min walk. Thinking I need to stick with just reading the help feature.

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  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    Calorie burn factors - height, weight, age, gender, exertion level (among others) ....
    The reason for the inconsistancy ....MFP and many machines cannot know your exertion level ..... an HRM with a chest strap compares to your resting heart rate .... a 4 MPH walk may be easy for you but difficult for someone else.

    Many people choose to use MFP numbers but consistantly take a percentage off the top.

    For the most accurate number use a heart rate monitor .... one with a chest strap is more accurate than the wrist only jobs..... this works pretty well for cardio.... not so much for other stuff.
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