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How accurate is thisapp vs UA RECORD app in counting calories?

ArmyWife9758
ArmyWife9758 Posts: 6 Member
edited December 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Which app is more accurate with tracking calories burnt with cardio? I put in my exercise on this app and it said I burnt 340 calories but on the UA RECORD app (which is awesome by the way-it tracks steps, mileage, speed, and calories burnt) said I burnt 396 calories!! Thats a decent discrepancy. I'm just not sure which is more accurate. Any feedback?

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  • LazSommer
    LazSommer Posts: 1,851 Member
    Neither. Get a HRM if you're looking for accuracy.
  • ArmyWife9758
    ArmyWife9758 Posts: 6 Member
    Hmm okay. Thanks
  • lemmie177
    lemmie177 Posts: 479 Member
    I use a HRM with UA Record. IMO, it hugely overestimates.
  • JoshuaMcAllister
    JoshuaMcAllister Posts: 500 Member
    edited April 2016
    ArmyWife9758 wrote: »
    Which app is more accurate with tracking calories burnt with cardio? I put in my exercise on this app and it said I burnt 340 calories but on the UA RECORD app (which is awesome by the way-it tracks steps, mileage, speed, and calories burnt) said I burnt 396 calories!! Thats a decent discrepancy. I'm just not sure which is more accurate. Any feedback?

    MFP is known for overestimating calorie burn. That being said if another app is showing 56kcal more, I would take those numbers with a pinch of salt.
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