Calories burned

noaddedsugarx
noaddedsugarx Posts: 169 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
I've just invested in a HRM as I know the readings the machines give you for calories burned are inaccurate as they don't take into consideration your weight and height. I used it for the first time today doing an hour of cardio (stairmaster, bike, rower and treadmill) The machines estimated I burned 430cals and my hrm read 143cals. I'm 5'2.5 and weigh 114lbs.. Does this sound accurate? I would much rather be realistic about how many cals I am burning but I am a bit disappointed as I thought I was burning way more haha

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  • michelle4271
    michelle4271 Posts: 194 Member
    I too am VERY interested in this answer, as this is why I am browsing the forums. I get the disappointment part, it takes so much effort for me to "run" and the calorie burn does NOT represent that effort. bahahahhaa
  • lukewind
    lukewind Posts: 177 Member
    That sounds pretty spot on to me. You are very tiny so you are not gonna burn a lot per hour. I do a 30minute cardio MMA workout and at 400lbs I only burn around 250 calories. So with as little as you weigh that number sounds fairly accurate.
  • Ready2Rock206
    Ready2Rock206 Posts: 9,487 Member
    Yep. That's the sad part about accurate logging. We like to dream big that we're burning millions of calories in an hour, but in reality - nope.
  • Azdak
    Azdak Posts: 8,281 Member
    I've just invested in a HRM as I know the readings the machines give you for calories burned are inaccurate as they don't take into consideration your weight and height. I used it for the first time today doing an hour of cardio (stairmaster, bike, rower and treadmill) The machines estimated I burned 430cals and my hrm read 143cals. I'm 5'2.5 and weigh 114lbs.. Does this sound accurate? I would much rather be realistic about how many cals I am burning but I am a bit disappointed as I thought I was burning way more haha

    At your weight and an avg fitness level for your age, your calorie burn is likely in the 300-400 per hour range. It could be that your HRM is not set up properly, or that you are not getting good continuous contact with the chest strap.

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