Measuring calories burned while walking??

KimberlyMae86
KimberlyMae86 Posts: 3
edited November 12 in Fitness and Exercise
I want to put in "walking" as an excercise, but when I go to plug it in it asks "How Long?" Does anyone know if that is meaured in minutes or hours? At first I thought hours since it measures in MPH, but when I put in "2" for two hours, it said I burned only 7 calories, I'm guessing it's minutes that I should plug in instead? Anyone know?? Thanks a bunch :)

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  • NaeNaeJanae
    NaeNaeJanae Posts: 261 Member
    HI! It's in minutes walked. I think most of the "how long" is in minutes! Go girl!!! :)
  • WhyeatKachra
    WhyeatKachra Posts: 404 Member
    Minutes.
  • 970Mikaela1
    970Mikaela1 Posts: 2,013 Member
    minutes:)
  • TheNewDoug
    TheNewDoug Posts: 56
    Minutes, there are different speeds listed in the exercises. The faster you go, the more you burn.
  • KimberlyMae86
    KimberlyMae86 Posts: 3
    wow, thanks guys! that was a quick reply!! :) appreciate it!!
  • twinmom430
    twinmom430 Posts: 457 Member
    Hi, it's measured in minutes. Just be careful...b/c the calories burned is WAY OFF!!! It used to say I burned 300 calories, I bought a HRM and I learned I'm only burning 150! HTH!!
  • beckylawrence70
    beckylawrence70 Posts: 752 Member
    You really need a HRM, no other way to know accurately.......
  • SarahMorganP
    SarahMorganP Posts: 921 Member
    Hi, it's measured in minutes. Just be careful...b/c the calories burned is WAY OFF!!! It used to say I burned 300 calories, I bought a HRM and I learned I'm only burning 150! HTH!!

    I hear that all of the time on here but for walking I have found the opposite. For a 20min walk in my neighborhood MFP says 90 calories burned. My HRM says 150+. Must be because my neighborhood is all hills.
  • pitbullmama
    pitbullmama Posts: 454 Member
    You really need a HRM, no other way to know accurately.......

    I agree. All my cals burned #'s were much higher through MFP than my HRM.
  • MelissaGraham7
    MelissaGraham7 Posts: 406 Member
    Of course, statistically per virtually all expert sources I've read, you will burn approximately 100 calories per mile, whether run, walk or jogged - based on 150-pound person. So, for example, if you walked 1 mile in 20 minutes you burned about 100 calories. Now, if you are more than 150 pounds, you need to adjust. I am 176 pounds currently, which puts me at 17% more than 150 so I take 1 mile x 117 to get that I burned 117 calories. 2 miles walked/run ,etc equals 2 x 117 = 234 calories, etc. That is pretty consistent until you are moving along at much faster paces (i.e. 8 minutes per mile, etc) at which point you burn slightly higher percentages.
  • KimberlyMae86
    KimberlyMae86 Posts: 3
    yeah, i was just trying to see an estimate of what it might be. thanks everyone :)
  • yesthistime
    yesthistime Posts: 2,051 Member
    I agree with those that say MFP seriously overinflates calories burned. I would get a HRM or take a percentage of MFP's number (50-75%) to make sure you're not overestimating your exercise calories.
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