Need help tracking calories

radtcma
radtcma Posts: 10
edited September 29 in Fitness and Exercise
I did yard work today, just short of an hour and a half worth. I put in 89 minutes of exercise, and it says I burned 888 calories. That doesn't seem quite right, or am I wrong there?

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  • Tohealth828
    Tohealth828 Posts: 12 Member
    What kind of yard work were ya doing?
  • radtcma
    radtcma Posts: 10
    I was mowing (push mower), weed eating, edging and cleaning up, part blower and the final clean up with a broom. I could see a couple hundred burned, but not 888 haha
  • kmeekhof
    kmeekhof Posts: 456 Member
    888 does seem like a lot. On a scale of 1 to 10 how did you feel? Did you feel like your HR was up pretty high?
  • radtcma
    radtcma Posts: 10
    My heart rate was up, yes. But it never felt like it was beating out of my chest, except for when I was pull starting that damn blower that didn't want to start haha. I might change it on my diary to reflect 200 or so, I doubt very seriously a burned that many
  • cheddarboy
    cheddarboy Posts: 124 Member
    I guess it depends on how you calculated your BMR. If you said you were sedentary I would give it a couple hundred calories, otherwise I wouldn't bother including it.
  • McKayMachina
    McKayMachina Posts: 2,670 Member
    Next time, take your HR manually 5 times, average it and enter it here for an accurate burn:

    http://www.braydenwm.com/calburn.htm

    I take mine in 15-second stints then multiply by 4 so I don't have to stop working out for 60 seconds at a time. Hope this helps!
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