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onefish2
onefish2 Posts: 5 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
quick question why would my calories burned be different from a friends calories burned when logging the same exercise and same amount of time?

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  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
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    Calorie burns depend upon height, weight, age, gender, exertion level, hormones....and more

    MFP (and machines) are using estimates based upon (some) factors above. Getting an "accurate" number is difficult at best.
  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,261 Member
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    Because your friend is a different height/weight/sex/age than you.
  • onefish2
    onefish2 Posts: 5 Member
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    Thanks

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