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How accurate is

dayjolie
dayjolie Posts: 10 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
MFP when it comes to counting burned calories from activity?
I have also an app called Pacer and shows like 200 calories less from MFP . I have an iPhone no bracelet tracker so I was curious which one should I take into account? MFP or the Pacer that shows less ?

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  • DemoraFairy
    DemoraFairy Posts: 1,806 Member
    edited April 2015
    MFP is notorious for overestimating calories burnt. Most people eat back 50-80% of the calories MFP gives them for exercise to make up for this. Go with Pacer.
  • dayjolie
    dayjolie Posts: 10 Member
    Thank you . I imagined it overestimated seeing how it showed I burned 890 calories for 15km walking yesterday . I'll go w pacer
  • NoIdea101NoIdea
    NoIdea101NoIdea Posts: 659 Member
    Definitely pacer. I wear a fitbit, and looking at the calories I burn doing certain exercises on that compared to what MFP reckon I've burned....well, it can be bit ridiculous sometimes!
  • uvi5
    uvi5 Posts: 710 Member
    dayjolie wrote: »
    Thank you . I imagined it overestimated seeing how it showed I burned 890 calories for 15km walking yesterday . I'll go w pacer

    What speed were you walking the 15km at? Mfp (from what I've read) overestimates
  • TimothyFish
    TimothyFish Posts: 4,925 Member
    They are all estimates and since everyone is different, it could be accurate for one person but not another.
  • DeterminedFee201426
    DeterminedFee201426 Posts: 859 Member
    pacer ,
  • dayjolie
    dayjolie Posts: 10 Member
    uvi5 wrote: »
    dayjolie wrote: »
    Thank you . I imagined it overestimated seeing how it showed I burned 890 calories for 15km walking yesterday . I'll go w pacer

    What speed were you walking the 15km at? Mfp (from what I've read) overestimates

    Around 5km per hour... For the same distance pacer showed me 670 calories burned

  • dewsmom78
    dewsmom78 Posts: 498 Member
    I don't go by MFP either. I use a HRM, it is based off my age, height, and weight. Seems much more accurate.
  • dayjolie
    dayjolie Posts: 10 Member
    What's an HMR if u don't mind me asking
  • jsetzler
    jsetzler Posts: 2 Member
    Heart rate monitor.
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