MapMyFitness vs. Polar HRM calories

fittocycle
fittocycle Posts: 827 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Which would be more accurate? When I ride outside, I wear my Polar HRM to see my heart rate but also use the MapMyFitness app to calculate mileage. I've noticed that my HRM can show I've burned around 100-200 calories more than the app. I do a lot of hills when I ride and I'm not sure the MapMyFitness app takes the elevation into account.
Which do you use or find most accurate?
Thanks so much!:smile:

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  • pinkshiningstar
    pinkshiningstar Posts: 141 Member
    I'd go with the HRM. I always always always use my HRM burn amounts over Map My Walk, RunKeeper, MFP, Fitbit, the machine I'm using. Name it. HRM comes first :smile:
  • fittocycle
    fittocycle Posts: 827 Member
    Thank you! That's pretty much what I thought as well!
  • zenhiker2014
    zenhiker2014 Posts: 84 Member
    I agree. In fact the whole reason I bought an HRM was because Map My Fitness thought fast was hard (more calories) and slow was lazy (fewer calories). That's only true on a flat bike ride. Now I sync my HRM to Digifit and get much better results.
  • fittocycle
    fittocycle Posts: 827 Member
    Thanks so much! I'll have to look into Digifit!

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