For those of you without an HRM

somedayone20
somedayone20 Posts: 10
edited November 8 in Fitness and Exercise
For those of you without an HRM, how do you track your calories burned? Purchasing an HRM isn't really an option for me right now, but I feel that this site overestimates how many calories I burned.
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  • Shriffee
    Shriffee Posts: 250 Member
    I know you run, I use a calculation for mine. It's body weight multiplied by 0.63 = calories burned for one mile. I'd be interested to hear what others say.
  • MelHoneyRocks
    MelHoneyRocks Posts: 223
    I use a garmin and I noticed that MFP under estimates everything my garmin says.
  • poledancing_ninja
    poledancing_ninja Posts: 271
    I know you run, I use a calculation for mine. It's body weight multiplied by 0.63 = calories burned for one mile. I'd be interested to hear what others say.

    Body weight in which measurement?
  • harleygirlT
    harleygirlT Posts: 223 Member
    I think this site over estimates as well so I just make sure I stay under my original calories and not use my workout caloires....I figure I'm still in calorie deficit mode and I've lost 12 lbs since the 1st. So I think it's working!
  • Platnex
    Platnex Posts: 110 Member
    Android app to track my distance traveled, cross check it with a math formula here and online and get the average.
  • meerkat70
    meerkat70 Posts: 4,605 Member
    I assume about 2/3 of what mfp suggests I've burned. This seems reasonable to me, most of the time. That said, using the 'per mile' based calculation someone mentioned above, I'd say mfp is pretty accurate for its distance based logging. So if you're running, and now how far you've gone, the mfp estimate is ok.
  • meerkat70
    meerkat70 Posts: 4,605 Member
    (Oh and most people agree it underestimates for weight lifting....)
  • sc1572
    sc1572 Posts: 2,309 Member
    I know you run, I use a calculation for mine. It's body weight multiplied by 0.63 = calories burned for one mile. I'd be interested to hear what others say.

    ^Never heard of this, but that actually is close to my HRM reading!
  • hailzp
    hailzp Posts: 903 Member
    I just go by what MFP says. I only eat back about 100-200 of the calories burnt to account for any discrepancies. I try to be extremely accurate with food and just listen to my body after exercise in case I need a bit more. There are other websites that use a formula to work it out but again that is going to be out sometimes.
  • SithZombie
    SithZombie Posts: 165 Member
    >=| I caved and bought a HRM tonight....I suck at trying to calculate, and I don't trust the machines...!
  • boobee32
    boobee32 Posts: 450 Member
    I have compared the machines versus this site versus my hrm. The machines are WAY over estimated. My hrm is only off by what this site says by less than 10 calories. I have always heard that if you run for one mile, you can average a burn of about 100 calories.
  • CocoaBeautiful78
    CocoaBeautiful78 Posts: 74
    For those of you without an HRM, how do you track your calories burned? Purchasing an HRM isn't really an option for me right now, but I feel that this site overestimates how many calories I burned.

    I feel like it overestimates too. I figure I will just go and get one this weekend. No I don't have alot of money, but I'm thinking of all the times I spent money on junk and never once questioned it. I just don't know which one is best.
  • kunibob
    kunibob Posts: 608 Member
    I know you run, I use a calculation for mine. It's body weight multiplied by 0.63 = calories burned for one mile. I'd be interested to hear what others say.

    Using pounds, that's pretty close to my Garmin's readings. Nice!
  • kodibear123
    kodibear123 Posts: 185 Member
    I use my Bodymedia Fit! However, before my BMF I used the MFP calculations.
  • Shriffee
    Shriffee Posts: 250 Member
    In pounds. I googled it when I did it and I never thought of anything but pounds.... How western of me. LOL
  • Steffi330
    Steffi330 Posts: 109 Member
    For those of you without an HRM, how do you track your calories burned? Purchasing an HRM isn't really an option for me right now, but I feel that this site overestimates how many calories I burned.

    I feel like it overestimates too. I figure I will just go and get one this weekend. No I don't have alot of money, but I'm thinking of all the times I spent money on junk and never once questioned it. I just don't know which one is best.

    Go with the Polar ft4. I Have talked to a lot of people that have one and they all love it. That will be my next big purchase.
  • trudemeanor
    trudemeanor Posts: 60 Member
    For right now I just use MFP I know it probably overestimates the amount of calories burned. So I try not to eat back the calories (although I often fall short of this). Eventually I plan on investing in a hrm.
  • Shriffee
    Shriffee Posts: 250 Member
    Glad to know my calculation is pretty accurate!
  • Shriffee
    Shriffee Posts: 250 Member
    CocoaBeautiful, soooo true!
  • pucenavel
    pucenavel Posts: 972 Member
    http://www.shapesense.com/fitness-exercise/calculators/heart-rate-based-calorie-burn-calculator.aspx
  • Nursebeachnut
    Nursebeachnut Posts: 83
    I have a Polar F4. i saw one on ebay the other day for less than $30. I would do anything for one. I can NOT live with out it!
  • Changinghabits68
    Changinghabits68 Posts: 69 Member
    When I run on my treadmill, I use the calculations the system has worked out for me, and it is always higher than what MFP has down as the calories burned by at least 30 points!
  • lazatin
    lazatin Posts: 452 Member
    I know you run, I use a calculation for mine. It's body weight multiplied by 0.63 = calories burned for one mile. I'd be interested to hear what others say.
    This is way low compared to My HRM
  • denise_earheart
    denise_earheart Posts: 354
    I know you run, I use a calculation for mine. It's body weight multiplied by 0.63 = calories burned for one mile. I'd be interested to hear what others say.


    WOW thanks for that I have been underestimating my calories!!!
  • georgia98_98
    georgia98_98 Posts: 123 Member
    I think this site over estimates as well so I just make sure I stay under my original calories and not use my workout caloires....I figure I'm still in calorie deficit mode and I've lost 12 lbs since the 1st. So I think it's working!

    Just b safe doing that... if ur not eating enough u will hit a long if not gaining stage... :wink:
  • Garvin51
    Garvin51 Posts: 16 Member
    I have an HRM ... but it is not always on target. I use the following website instead of MFP for my weight training since their numbers are way off:

    http://www.caloriesperhour.com/index_burn.php
  • cjgsmg
    cjgsmg Posts: 131 Member
    I use a Garmin HRM and MFP underestimates calories burned by quite a few. I have also compared calories burned to quite a few websites and calculators and MFP is always way under. But, I also figure that I don't want to eat them all back either.
  • castadiva
    castadiva Posts: 2,016 Member
    I have a pedometer in my phone (free app) that tracks distance and speed, as well as calories burned, based on the information I input about my weight. Can't afford an HRM at the moment - they all seem to be very expensive in the UK - but this seems to work, more or less.
  • boobee32
    boobee32 Posts: 450 Member
    Polar F4. I love mine. Got it on Ebay for a great price too!
  • kristelpoole
    kristelpoole Posts: 440 Member
    I just got my Polar FT7 (It's on sale right now at heartratemonitors.com and Target, but I got mine on Amazon) and was really surprised at how drastically UNDER the treadmill and MFP were in my calories burned. It was great news!
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