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Are pedimetors accurate?

mish24canada
mish24canada Posts: 152 Member
edited January 25 in Fitness and Exercise
Hi I have been using a pedimetor and thought it was pretty accurate untill I bought a heart rate montor. I went for an hour and half walk at a slow pace the heart rate montor said i only burt 41 calories but the pedimetor said i burn 120 calories. So I brought back that heart rate montor back thinking there was a problem with it. Now I'm wondering if I actually burn calories if i'm just walking at normal pace? Is there any issue with pedimetor. I have since ordered another heart rate montor. So all the people that have had sucess in loosing weight can you let me know what you think. By the way I used the heart rate montor on a 25 min exercise video said only burn 40 calories.

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  • scottb81
    scottb81 Posts: 2,538 Member
    I guarantee that if you walked for 1.5 hours you burned more than 41 calories. The only way you could burn 41 calories or less in an hour and a half would be by lying prone on a steel table in the morgue.

    My guess is that in 1.5 hours, if you were walking at a moderate pace, you went at least 4 miles. I don't know your weight but since your loss goal is moderate I am guessing you are not too overweight. I would be surprised if you burned less than 300 calories, probably somewhere between 300 and 400.
  • mish24canada
    mish24canada Posts: 152 Member
    thanks for getting back your answer was very helpful.
  • jaz050465
    jaz050465 Posts: 3,508 Member
    HRM are only for more vigorous activity. Look into a Bodymedia Fit. More than 90% accurate and for al day wear.
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