exercise counter

pipthedogpipthedog
pipthedogpipthedog Posts: 4
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Hi all.
I've only started this plan this week but looking at the exerciser counter it's stating that at 4.5 mph i have burned 5 cals for 10 minutes but according to my treadmill i've burned 60 calories..Five seems very low.Does anyone else find this problem with the exercise counter?

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  • MinnieInMaine
    MinnieInMaine Posts: 6,400 Member
    What do you mean by exercise counter? Are you using a heart rate monitor or app or are you talking about the MFP exercise database?
  • biggermann
    biggermann Posts: 14 Member
    i would tend to go with the lower amount, I here that some treadmills, are not so accurate.
  • pipthedogpipthedog
    pipthedogpipthedog Posts: 4
    Yes the MFP exercise database.
  • mullaneywt
    mullaneywt Posts: 28 Member
    That really depends on how fast you're going on the treadmill (and the incline settings), along with things like your weight. At 300lbs, according to my HRM, I burn about 2 cal/min just sitting around, and about 10 cal/min cycling vigorously (150-165+ BPM). I've found MFP's exercise database tends to over-estimate most calorie losses (for me at least), as does sports track live, where Strava may tend to under-estimate. I went with an HRM as it can make a more educated guess based on your actual factors (age, weight, etc), and the actual load on your body during the exercise. Even then, it is still a guess, and 5 brands of HRMs will probably produce 5 fairly different numbers for the same workout with the same setup.

    If you're trying to lose, set your error to be under-counting calories and you're more likely to lose/lose more. Or only eat half your cals back. Or both.
  • MinnieInMaine
    MinnieInMaine Posts: 6,400 Member
    Hm, that's odd, I thought you might mean the MFP exercise databse so I went and tested out the listing for walking 4.5 mph, very brisk pace and it gave me 85 cal for 10 minutes. Was that the listing you used? Are you using the app or the website? I seem to remember there being some issues with the walking calories on the app recently...

    While I agree with biggerman's point, there's no way someone would only burn 5 calories walking at 4.5 mph for 10 minutes. 60 calories sounds very reasonable. I'd log it as that.
  • pipthedogpipthedog
    pipthedogpipthedog Posts: 4
    Thanks.I'm using the website.I've also noticed that when i log my goals into my profile it comes up with a weight gain every week & month.Think it's reversed itself.lol.Hope so..
  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    Here's another estimate

    http://walking.about.com/cs/howtoloseweight/a/howcalburn.htm
    Calories burned per mile by walking Speed/Pounds (shift columns to the right)

    100 lb 120 lb 140 lb 160 lb 180 lb 200 lb 220 lb 250 lb 275 lb 300 lb
    2.0mph 57 68 80 91 102 114 125 142 156 170
    2.5mph 55 65 76 87 98 109 120 136 150 164
    3.0mph 53 64 74 85 95 106 117 133 146 159
    3.5mph 52 62 73 83 94 104 114 130 143 156
    4.0mph 57 68 80 91 102 114 125 142 156 170

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