Calories Burned???
gtbalm
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I have a treadmill I walk on....
I just got a Polar F4 Heart Rate monitor that also says calories burned. Yesterday, my treadmill said I burned 216 calories (old treadmill) and my polar said I burned 362 cals....the polar is set for my stats (height, weight, age etc). Which one should I believe?
I just got a Polar F4 Heart Rate monitor that also says calories burned. Yesterday, my treadmill said I burned 216 calories (old treadmill) and my polar said I burned 362 cals....the polar is set for my stats (height, weight, age etc). Which one should I believe?
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I would go with the HRM0
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I always go with the lowest...I guess it kinda defeats the purpose of having an HRM but...i figure then I have a little safety if I go over or underestimate. I have an elliptical that gives the calories, an HRM and then the MFP estimate. The MFP estimate is always the lowest (for me,) contrary to what others have posted in the past.....:flowerforyou:0
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The HRM would be most accurate. I have the same monitor.0
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HRM for sure.0
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machines typicaly give cals burned for 150 pound person
mfp can be to high or to low
hrm is based on your body etc .. go with that0 -
Interesting discussion. The mfp estimate for the stationary bike and elliptical are always close to double what the machine says.
I always just enter a little less than what the machine says as a "safety net".
I don't enter any calories burned for the weight lifting.0 -
My treadmill didn't have any stat information....so today I used my brand new elliptical trainer.....I programmed it with my stats. I did one of it's workout programs and it said I burned 288 cals....my HRM said 263.....LOL, silly machines.....confusing me more.0
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I realized that the exercise database does not include Bikram Yoga. I have an idea of how many you burn during a 90 minute session, but curious as to why they don't have it in here?0
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