How accurate is the exercise myfitnesspal

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sltaylor1955
sltaylor1955 Posts: 1 Member
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I rode my bike for 66 mins they I burn 1200 hundred calories can that be right

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  • tapwaters
    tapwaters Posts: 428 Member
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    No. All exercise expenditure calculaters are notoriously horrible.
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
    edited September 2016
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    They aren't very accurate.
  • roamingtiger
    roamingtiger Posts: 747 Member
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    A couple hundred calories off for me.
  • KourageousKarina
    KourageousKarina Posts: 979 Member
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    Not
  • Connieluvsfitness
    Connieluvsfitness Posts: 55 Member
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    Goo for me
  • NorthCascades
    NorthCascades Posts: 10,968 Member
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    For cycling, MFP is always about 200 % of the truth for me.
  • Bojemoy
    Bojemoy Posts: 12 Member
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    I un-synced my Fitbit from MFP on day 1.
  • 25lbsorbust
    25lbsorbust Posts: 225 Member
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    Not even a tiny bit accurate. If you plan on eating back exercise calories, either only use the machine's calculated burn (like on treadmills), or buy an HRM
  • crazydogladyjess
    crazydogladyjess Posts: 128 Member
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    Machines and MFP all give horrible calorie burn estimates - they are usually state way higher burns. A HRM is the best way to get more accurate results, but if you are using MFP or the machine, I'd half whatever they are telling you to be on the safe side and make sure you are not eating back too many calories
  • NorthCascades
    NorthCascades Posts: 10,968 Member
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    HRM is not a good way to get accurate results for most types of exercise because HRM = heart rate monitor, not calorie monitor.

    A power meter is the best way to get accurate results outside a laboratory, but they're expensive and can only be used with some sports like cycling and rowing.
  • Riffraft1960
    Riffraft1960 Posts: 1,984 Member
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    I usually just eat back half of the "calculated" exercise calories just to be safe.

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