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MapMyWalk APP

Victœria
Victœria Posts: 80 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
In your opinion is the app accurate when adding up calories burned?

It's my 1st time using this app and the data says I burned 398 walking for 50 mins

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  • ManiacalLaugh
    ManiacalLaugh Posts: 1,048 Member
    edited September 2015
    Victœria wrote: »
    In your opinion is the app accurate when adding up calories burned?

    It's my 1st time using this app and the data says I burned 398 walking for 50 mins

    No, when comparing MapMyWalk/Run/Ride/Fitness etc... to other calculators that are known to be accurate (ScoobysWorkshop), the MapMy... line way overestimates burns. In fact, for an 18.5 ride I took last weekend, the program almost doubled what everyone else said.

    I still like using them for the GPS function though. As long as they remain free to use, that's good enough for me. I can figure actual burns out with other sources.

    ETA: There are instances when they're more accurate than others. For my lunch runs, they're usually only 20-30 cals off what Scoobys says. Just take any results with a grain of salt and be careful when judging how much to eat back. (I only eat back half, at most. For my ride, I ate back 400 cals, when MapMyRide said I burned almost 1200 and everyone else said I burned 500-600.)
  • DeguelloTex
    DeguelloTex Posts: 6,652 Member
    Not even close.
  • Victœria
    Victœria Posts: 80 Member
    That's what I thought.
  • jsmestflowers
    jsmestflowers Posts: 52 Member
    I agree with the above statements - it calculates a lot more than anything else I use.
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