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    MFP calculations

    Posts: 143 Member
    edited February 24 in Fitness and Exercise
    Are the MFP calculations for exercise too high? Looking at what it calculates, I often think that it isn't realistic

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    • Posts: 14,776 Member
      For some exercises, yes. A lot of it is going to depend on the person, how hard they're pushing, what you're doing, etc.

      A lot of people only eat back 50-75% of their burned calories because of this.
    • Posts: 432 Member
      It's hard to know for sure, but there is the general consensus that MFP burns are high. When you log exercise don't eat all your exercise calories back to give yourself a buffer
    • Posts: 271 Member
      Yes, they are for me. I ran 5 miles this morning and according to my HRM I burned 470 calories. If I use MFP's calc, it would give me 610, a difference of 140 calories. That would really add up over a week, especially on my longer runs. I highly suggest a HRM if you can afford it.
    • Posts: 143 Member
      Wish I could afford a HRM at the moment but I'm really considering it.
      My main source of exercise is Blogilates videos and I normally lower the calories by about 20-30 (most videos are about 10 mins long), depending on if it's HIIT or strength training. I also do ballet and my class is no way as active as MFP assumes - I normally cut the calories for that by quarter/half!
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