Pedometer under calculating?

autumnsholokhov
autumnsholokhov Posts: 21 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
The treadmill tells me I've burned 300 calories however, my iPod app pedometer says I've only done a little over 200.

I was running on the treadmill and on a 7 for the incline setting. Is this why my pedometer has under calculated?

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  • sheermomentum
    sheermomentum Posts: 827 Member
    I don't know if your pedometer is likely to be accurate, but most cardio machines are programmed to greatly overestimate calorie burns. It encourages people to buy and use them.
  • WalkingAlong
    WalkingAlong Posts: 4,926 Member
    The accelerometer in your iphone can't detect resistance, which is what incline is. I don't know if your treadmill is right but it's probably a closer estimate. Or log it in the database here with the exact stats and see what that says.
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