exercise calories

kevmandfl
kevmandfl Posts: 41
edited September 19 in Fitness and Exercise
How come my treadmill gives me a different reading of calories burned than the tracking system on here ?
The treadmill gave nearly a 100 more.
:noway:

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  • kevmandfl
    kevmandfl Posts: 41
    How come my treadmill gives me a different reading of calories burned than the tracking system on here ?
    The treadmill gave nearly a 100 more.
    :noway:
  • MrsTomy
    MrsTomy Posts: 504 Member
    The MFP calorie calculator doesn't really know how hard you worked...if you did hills, etc. If the machine asks your weight I go with the machine...if not I go for MFP.

    Good luck!
  • MattySparky
    MattySparky Posts: 771
    exactly, the numbers on MFP for these excercises are ficticious and Im not even sure why they're on here in the first place especially since it doesn't take into consideration all of the factors at play. I would suggest if it's in the budget purchasing a heart rate monitor, they are very accurate.
  • thejarviclan
    thejarviclan Posts: 465 Member
    I usually type in what the machine said in place of the MFP estimate.
  • annhjk
    annhjk Posts: 794 Member
    I'm using my HRM, and what the give me on MFP is about what my Polar gives me (MFP's even a little higher than my HRM). The machines - even reading my HRM gave me 100 more calories in 30 min. I would be a little cautious about eating all the exercise cals the machine give you. Maybe try eating anywhere from 50-80% of them at first and see what that does.
  • SGFlyinHi
    SGFlyinHi Posts: 469 Member
    I have noticed since I started using a Heart Rate Monitor that most machines overestimate the calories used. I would go with the lower number. JMO
  • kevmandfl
    kevmandfl Posts: 41
    Thanks everyone for being so helpful.
    :smile:
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