Does est. calories burned take weight into account?

PrfctGdess
PrfctGdess Posts: 257
edited October 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
I'm just curious how MFP estimates the calories burned for an exercise. Is it the same for everyone (i.e. based only on duration) or does it change based on your weight at the time you estimate?

Just as a test - using the Skating/Rollerblading cardio exercise as an example, and I weighed in this morning. Someone else who is a different weight than me, test it and post what it says for you.

185.8 lbs @ 20 mins = 197 calories burned

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  • kylee_marie
    kylee_marie Posts: 299 Member
    it must.. i put it in at 204lbs and it says 215
  • I_GoT_ThIs
    I_GoT_ThIs Posts: 170 Member
    I don't think it does.. Whem me and my husband say for example go for a walk or whatever, when we get done, we both add it in, and it's the same. Maybe it just does an average?? But that's not accurate, because Somebody that it more overweight I would assume they would have a higher calorie burn? Maybe?? not sure..
  • barbacasec
    barbacasec Posts: 106
    I did it -

    196lbs for 20 = 208 cal burned
    so it must calculate based on your weight....
    hope that helps
  • littleleisha
    littleleisha Posts: 98 Member
    I think it does. I just tried it and I got 119lbs @ 20 mins =126 cals burned
  • PrfctGdess
    PrfctGdess Posts: 257
    Yeah, I was just curious - I have a HRM that I use most of the time, but I'm a geek and wanted to know how the database worked :P
  • TinaS88
    TinaS88 Posts: 817 Member
    Yes it does based on your weight. And they are not 100% dead on because more factors come into play such as how hard you really did your workout. It's pretty close though. If you can get a HRM so you know for sure what you are burning. I use MFPs estimates and they work good for me :)
  • ruststar
    ruststar Posts: 489 Member
    I thinks so. As my weight has gone down the amount of calories I burn for the same amount of time on a particular exercise has gone down as well, and when comparing to other's calories burned for the same there is much variation. Any chance you and your husband weigh about the same?
  • cookie241
    cookie241 Posts: 147 Member
    I think is must do because i play netball matches every week and i looked back at the calorie burn for April when i weighed more and the calories were over 400 for an hour, now it is only 339.
  • SheilaSisco
    SheilaSisco Posts: 722 Member
    It DOES change based on weight... When I started my first round of 30DS I weighed around 150ish and it figured my calories burned on circuit training somewhere between 230 and 250... Now I weigh 130ish and it figures the same exercise for the same amount of time at 200...
  • lilybug13
    lilybug13 Posts: 154
    It takes into account age, gender, and weight. So if two people weigh the same, but one is male and the other female, he, unfortunately for us ladies, will burn more.
  • julhutch
    julhutch Posts: 1
    It must take weight into account. I tried it and I put in 160 @ 20 mins and it gave me 169 calories burned.
  • staceyseeger
    staceyseeger Posts: 778 Member
    There's a big difference between what MFP & my HRM shows I have burned. I use the least one...would rather overestimate, than underestimate.
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