Exercise calories burned

DLSnyder510
DLSnyder510 Posts: 6 Member
edited November 27 in Fitness and Exercise
Can you rely on cardio calories burned on an elliptical when you don’t factor in speed, incline, etc?

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  • DancingMoosie
    DancingMoosie Posts: 8,619 Member
    Did you input you age and weight on the machine before you started? The machine takes into account the speed and resistance, I don't think there's incline on an elliptical, maybe stride length. But yes, all of those things change the amount of calories burned...
  • DLSnyder510
    DLSnyder510 Posts: 6 Member
    I’m talking about the calculations within the fitness app...
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    DLSnyder510 wrote: »
    I’m talking about the calculations within the fitness app...

    I wouldn't use the entry in the database as there's no accounting for intensity.
    You could be taking it easy reading a book barely exerting yourself or you could be going flat out to exhaustion.

    You could use the heading but overwrite your own estimate.

    Out of curiosity I put in 60 mins and it gave what I would consider to be only possible for a really hard workout.
  • DLSnyder510
    DLSnyder510 Posts: 6 Member
    Ok... thank you! So relying on your machine is more accurate! I will adjust!!
  • JeromeBarry1
    JeromeBarry1 Posts: 10,179 Member
    If the machine asks for your weight, it is likely to be most accurate.

    If it does not ask for your weight, it is probably using 150 lb as the default weight for everyone. For this sort of machine, it under-reports your calorie burn if you weigh more, and over-reports your calorie burn if you weigh less, than 150.
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