logging exercise hr or mfp cals

banshee78
banshee78 Posts: 14 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
My net cal burn from my hr is a lot higher than mfp shows. Should I log net burn or the standard mfp cals? I use a polar and chest strap

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  • 3dogsrunning
    3dogsrunning Posts: 27,167 Member
    What did you do?
    For how long?
    What are the two different calorie suggestions?
  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    My net cal burn from my hr is a lot higher than mfp shows. Should I log net burn or the standard mfp cals? I use a polar and chest strap

    Check your Polar settings (height, weight, age, gender). For steady state cardio the Polar calories should be much more accurate than MFP.

    Polar compares your resting heart rate against your heart rate while working out .....that's used as your exertion level. MFP can't know how hard a workout was for you. As you get more fit, your Polar calorie burns should come down.
  • knra_grl
    knra_grl Posts: 1,566 Member
    My net cal burn from my hr is a lot higher than mfp shows. Should I log net burn or the standard mfp cals? I use a polar and chest strap

    Check your Polar settings (height, weight, age, gender). For steady state cardio the Polar calories should be much more accurate than MFP.

    Polar compares your resting heart rate against your heart rate while working out .....that's used as your exertion level. MFP can't know how hard a workout was for you. As you get more fit, your Polar calorie burns should come down.

    This...I have a Polar Loop with chest strap and notice the burns are almost always a bit lower each time. I would use the HRM reading for your burns, they will come down as you get fitter or you can increase the intensity of your workouts to increase the burn.
  • banshee78
    banshee78 Posts: 14 Member
    My polar is all set correctly. I have been doing shred and aerobics, must be working hard I was sick after shred yesterday, trying to push harder everyday.
  • 3dogsrunning
    3dogsrunning Posts: 27,167 Member
    My polar is all set correctly. I have been doing shred and aerobics, must be working hard I was sick after shred yesterday, trying to push harder everyday.

    If you are recovering from being sick it is very likely that your HR was affected. That doesn't mean you were burning more calories, but your HRM will reflect that.

    Again, with no idea of time frame or numbers it is hard to give an answer.

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