Use the calorie from the gym machine?

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corapie
corapie Posts: 21 Member
edited September 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Sometimes the calorie count seems to really vary between the gym machine read outs & the MFP estimates. What's a reliable way to measure? Also, the yoga estimates seem really low to me.

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  • Jemmuno
    Jemmuno Posts: 413 Member
    I use the calorie counter from the machine because the ones on MFP seem really inflated.
  • yeabby
    yeabby Posts: 643 Member
    Yoga, unless you're doing Bikram, does tend to be very low. In a session I usually burn 150-250.

    I'd go with the lower of MFP and the gym if you don't have a HRM. In my experience MFP is often nearly twice as much as my HRM.
  • mistyb47711
    mistyb47711 Posts: 861 Member
    th best way is t oget a HRM with a chest strap.....I use mine at the gym and I find that the machines count is off...Ex: 120 cal the machine says my HRM says 228calories burned......
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