a little confused

butterflykisses9
butterflykisses9 Posts: 79
edited September 28 in Health and Weight Loss
Okay, I have always wondered this and know the amount of calories burned depends on how fast you go, your heart rate, your weight ect....but how is it that I worked out on a elliptical and it said I only burned 102 calories and this site says I burned 1024 calories. I know I burned more than 100!!! I was going at a 7 min mile pace!

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  • kmalex
    kmalex Posts: 39 Member
    How long did you work out on the elliptical for? What level were you on? What was your high/low HR?

    I am 25 and 215 lbs and at level 8 (HR 135-155) I usually burn about 100 cal for every 10 mins. You are in my age range and just a bit heavier than I am so depending on how tall you are you should probably be burning about the same.

    MFP is always high when I put in my time. I always keep track of what the machine at the gym says and change the calories to that.
  • butterflykisses9
    butterflykisses9 Posts: 79
    How long did you work out on the elliptical for? What level were you on? What was your high/low HR?

    I am 25 and 215 lbs and at level 8 (HR 135-155) I usually burn about 100 cal for every 10 mins. You are in my age range and just a bit heavier than I am so depending on how tall you are you should probably be burning about the same.

    MFP is always high when I put in my time. I always keep track of what the machine at the gym says and change the calories to that.
    I am 6 foot tall, I was on the elliptical for a hour today and on levil 5 (it goes to level 8) I know at one point my heart rate was steady at 180ish
  • kmalex
    kmalex Posts: 39 Member
    Sorry it took me so long to get back to you. I thinkI would estimate somewhere in the middle. It seems llike the eliptical was definitely off. :(
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