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Question about working out...

xoxokryssie
xoxokryssie Posts: 50
edited September 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Okay, I've notice that I go to the gym and I do 30 minutes on the elliptical trainer. At the gym it says I burned 270 calories, but when I type 30 minutes into MFP it says I burned 359 calories, that a big difference! I love the bigger numbers better but I'm curious as to which one I should put? Does this happen to you all?

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  • sweetiepie31612
    sweetiepie31612 Posts: 240 Member
    The only way to know for sure is to use a heart monitor. Play it safe and go by the lower number, especially if the numbers aren't drastically different.
  • janalayn
    janalayn Posts: 510 Member
    I go with the machine because it knows how fast your were going and the intensity...for real accuracy get a heart rate monitor.
  • xoxokryssie
    xoxokryssie Posts: 50
    Okay, thank you!!
  • jbug100
    jbug100 Posts: 406 Member
    Yes. I think the mfp numbers are overestimates. I think the machines also overestimate by about 25%. I trust the numbers on my heart rate monitor even though they are lower:(
  • abalicious
    abalicious Posts: 361 Member
    Yes, it differs from MFP to the machine, but I always use the lower number (which is always the machine for me) just so I don't go over my calories.
  • brozer
    brozer Posts: 27 Member
    I think it says somewhere on here to use the number on your machine (eventhough the other one is much more tempting!).
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