Polar ft4 HRM accurate?

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KellyEdwards85
KellyEdwards85 Posts: 35 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I had an el cheapo walmart HRM. I decided to buy and try out today a polar ft4. The calories burned is extremely high compared to my old HRM. I jogged for 41 min and it said I burned 445 calories !!! I was shocked since my old HRM always showed about half of that amount. Does anyone think that sounds right? I have read nothing but good reviews about polar, If it's correct it sure makes me feel much better about my workouts

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  • Rae6503
    Rae6503 Posts: 6,294 Member
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    Sounds about right to me. Hard cardio burns about 10 calories a minute.
  • nukehiker
    nukehiker Posts: 457
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    i think 8-10 cal per minute is about normal so sounds good to me
  • audigal2008
    audigal2008 Posts: 1,129 Member
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    Yep I have the Polar FT4 and I usually burn 100 cals per every 10 mins, give or take. Id say it is accurate
  • flvsusandy
    flvsusandy Posts: 63 Member
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    Sounds good to me. A rough estimate is you usually burn 100 cals a mile give or take with how fast you are running!

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