Help Please!

bonjovi27
bonjovi27 Posts: 144 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I got a new HRM today, and inputted my DOB and weight etc. Went for a 3 mile run (about 30 mins). Nike+ app says I burned 308 Kcal, HRM says 418 and MFP says 310. What should I go with? Or should I average out all of the numbers?

Just to clarify also, my HRM has a chest strap (not sure if this is relevant), it is not a branded one and my run did consist of a few slight inclines and declines.

Any help is really appreciated! :flowerforyou:

Thanks :D

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  • Stage14
    Stage14 Posts: 1,046 Member
    Did your heart monitor ask for your weight and VO2 max? Or just age and height?
  • danwood2
    danwood2 Posts: 291 Member
    My rule of thumb... it is always better to go with the lower number to underestimate the burn than overestimate it.
  • bonjovi27
    bonjovi27 Posts: 144 Member
    just age, weight, gender and it adjusted to a max heart rate (if thats what you are asking, not sure!)
  • meadowsmummy
    meadowsmummy Posts: 108
    A heart rate monitor with a chest strap with be the most accurate measurment IMO
  • Mokey41
    Mokey41 Posts: 5,769 Member
    The HRM should be the accurate one since it measured your HR the whole time. Only problem some of the "off" models has is they don't ask for your gender and just use a generic calculation.
  • shaydon80
    shaydon80 Posts: 138 Member
    I have two HRMs and both give me completely different numbers (both have chest straps and both are branded - Polar and Garmin). I'd probably go with the lowest of the three numbers.
    While my Garmin is usually pretty accurate (I think), I ran on the treadmill the other night for half an hour and it told me that I had only burned 53 calories. I'm pretty sure that's not right ;) LOL
    Also, my Garmin always gives me lower numbers than my Polar, even though I use the same strap with a different transmitter for each. It's all just an estimate anyway, right?

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