HRM.. do i need a new one?

lalala06
lalala06 Posts: 153
edited November 10 in Fitness and Exercise
so i recently purchased a HRM monitor from amazon it's a pyle sports i don't know why but i think it's not telling me the truth like for instant some of the workouts ive done this week

60min ellip = 480cals burned
30 day shred= 120cals burned
turbo fire 45min = 370 cals burned
turbo jam 45 min = 300cals burned

and to test it out i wore it to the store i walked and shopped for 1hour came back and it said 4cals burned so my question is.. is this normal? anything i can do to fix it or does everyone's do the same since i see so many high cals burned with HRM's and i'am putting in 100% effort.. it does have a chest strap and i did put in my info..

any help or advice or suggestion is appreciated . thank you

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  • lalala06
    lalala06 Posts: 153
    no reply :noway:
  • LilSomethin
    LilSomethin Posts: 545 Member
    I'm not sure about the 30 day shred or the shopping but the other workouts seem in line. I did Insanity tonight for 39 min and had a 225 calorie burn and we're talking intense workout. Some people have higher burns depending on their size.
    Might just check to make sure its on right cuz there's no way u burned 4 calories in an hour of shopping. u would burn more laying down doing nothing.
  • lalala06
    lalala06 Posts: 153
    hmm thats somewhat of a relief .. 30 min of insanity got me 250cals burned .. so iguess hrm is fine i just need to work harder i guess.. thank you
  • inge88
    inge88 Posts: 184 Member
    Depends on your current weight and fitness.. but the 30 day shred burned 150 calories for me. Your other burns seem right too.
    With the shopping..maybe your HRM did not get your heart rate through? That happens to mine sometimes when I am doing low intensity exercise. If it doesn't measure my heart rate, it doesn't measure the calories burned.

    Does your HRM have a chest strep? Do you make it damp/wet before you put it on?
  • LilSomethin
    LilSomethin Posts: 545 Member
    hmm thats somewhat of a relief .. 30 min of insanity got me 250cals burned .. so iguess hrm is fine i just need to work harder i guess.. thank you

    You're welcome :)
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