Which to record.

KSween2016
KSween2016 Posts: 18 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
So the workout machines at the gym tell you how many calories you've burned. I choose quick start so I don't add any height or weight info.

When I add my exercise to MFP it always gives me a different # than the machine. Which one should I record?

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  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    Not the machine, for sure, and MFP overstates calorie burns. I would go with 50 to 75% of what MFP says.
  • mel35645
    mel35645 Posts: 267 Member
    I was going to say take the lower of the two to be safe but queenliz's suggestion makes perfect sense I think it's better to underestimate the calorie burn
  • KSween2016
    KSween2016 Posts: 18 Member
    queenliz99 wrote: »
    Not the machine, for sure, and MFP overstates calorie burns. I would go with 50 to 75% of what MFP says.

    Thank you!
  • KSween2016
    KSween2016 Posts: 18 Member
    mel35645 wrote: »
    I was going to say take the lower of the two to be safe but queenliz's suggestion makes perfect sense I think it's better to underestimate the calorie burn

    That's what I have been doing so far but I was wondering if it's what I should be doing
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