30 day shred MFP calories burn accuracy?

shvrngrl
shvrngrl Posts: 205 Member
edited September 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
I am currently doing 30 day shred on level 2, I weigh about 190 and MFP says I am burning 425 calories during the 25 minute workout. This seems like a lot, has anyone compared the burn with an HRM?

I am also doing vinyasa yoga and sweating like crazy when I do it. My only option was "stretching, hatha yoga" and the burn is only about 200 for a 30 minute session. Any advice or input on this one?

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  • Inked2Love
    Inked2Love Posts: 48
    I am 150 and 5'6" and i burned about 400 doing level one and then most of level 2 yesterday. So id say its fairly accurate. I use a HRM cuz i was tired of never knowin my exact cals burned. I def recommend one! :)
  • adjones_21
    adjones_21 Posts: 234 Member
    Personally I will never go by the calories burned on the site. Everyone burns calories differently depending on their age, weight and sex. The best advice would to be to get a HRM. It would give you a more accurate count for what calories you burn.
  • nat102
    nat102 Posts: 118 Member
    what are you entering the exercise under? i did day 1 today and didn't really know how i should enter it!!
  • MommaBelvin
    MommaBelvin Posts: 130 Member
    whats hrm lol . . . im doing the biggest loser yoga for a kick off of my work out . . . and all i got was yoga or what op was able to enter . . is there anyone thats doing the biggest loser videos that may be able to help with what i can enter???
  • shvrngrl
    shvrngrl Posts: 205 Member
    what are you entering the exercise under? i did day 1 today and didn't really know how i should enter it!!

    I put it under cardio interval. I lost the strap to my HRM (heart rate monitor), so I'm trying to find another one.
  • fluffykitsune
    fluffykitsune Posts: 236 Member
    what are you entering the exercise under? i did day 1 today and didn't really know how i should enter it!!

    I put it under cardio interval. I lost the strap to my HRM (heart rate monitor), so I'm trying to find another one.
    try logging it under circuit training.
  • shazzabir
    shazzabir Posts: 42 Member
    I wore a polar HRM for all of the 30 day shred and my workouts each day averaged 200 - 230 for the 25 mins. My heart rate was quite high for the cardio work, but then dropped quite low during the Abs section. My weight at the time was around 140lb.
  • LeAnn_Mae
    LeAnn_Mae Posts: 263 Member
    My HRM said I burned around 400 calories but that seemed high to me to I cut it in half. I'd rather under estimate than over estimate.
  • merflan
    merflan Posts: 216 Member
    Hmmm - I'm in pretty decent shape. I'm 5ft 6, and weigh 178lbs and Level 3 I burn about 148 cals. I think 400 is really high. I burn that running hills... I also wore my HRM to Moksha Yoga (hot yoga, power flow class) and burn just over 200.
  • merflan
    merflan Posts: 216 Member
    My suggestion would be to get a HRM with a strap and go with that. Everyone is going to be different, and the HRM that you wear on your wrist really isn't that accurate.
  • FabOma08
    FabOma08 Posts: 500
    People who are 50, 75, or more pounds overweight are going to burn way more doing any exercise than someone closer to optimal weight. And the system does take that into account when you enter your exercise and time.
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