HRM VS MFP accuracy?

TheKitsune6
TheKitsune6 Posts: 5,798 Member
edited September 30 in Fitness and Exercise
I recently got my hands on a New Balance N4 HRM. I was wearing the HRM for the 2 hours I was out and about (run/walk/hiking) and it told me that I burned 1279 calories. MFP is telling me that I only burned about 835. I was under the impression that MFP is usually really high... which is more accurate?

and yes, it has a chest strap

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  • nmescalera
    nmescalera Posts: 233 Member
    i have the same one! I would go with the HRM. it knows where your heart rate was. assuming that you already programed your weight and all that fun stuff! lol
  • Alaranio
    Alaranio Posts: 75
    Go with the HRM, I have the same one and it works great.
  • korygilliam
    korygilliam Posts: 594 Member
    yep...HRM all the way!
  • Avalonis
    Avalonis Posts: 1,540 Member
    One thing to keep in mind is that if you use a traditional HRM along with caffeine, the caffeine makes your heart rate increase somewhat, which will make the HRM have a larger margin of error.

    At least, thats what I hear. But I would still go with the HRM, and just not eat back ALL of the burned cals.
  • NancyAnne1960
    NancyAnne1960 Posts: 500 Member
    My HRM is the same way.
  • shellbell1993
    shellbell1993 Posts: 315 Member
    I have the same HRM and sometimes I noticed that if I am by powerlines in town my Heart rate shows 230 ish and i am just sitting in my vehicle driving??? So I run or excersise where there are none and I get a more acurate reading.
  • Articeluvsmemphis
    Articeluvsmemphis Posts: 1,987 Member
    I have the same one, use that number. we burn calories all day even if we're not doing traditional exercise. think about it, most of use would be a lot bigger if we never burned off any of the food we ate while we were putting on weight. lol
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