CONFUSED! About how much do you burn post work out?!

Bumdrahp
Bumdrahp Posts: 1,314 Member
edited December 2024 in Introduce Yourself
SO.. upon doing my first calorie count, and work out count.. I noticed for my stationary bike work out it said ( for the drop down ) a general workout on an excersise bike for 35 minutes is over 400 calories burned. But while I was on the bike, it only counted like a couple hundred. How do I know what I am actually burning?!

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  • redfroggie
    redfroggie Posts: 591 Member
    Your best bet is to invest in a heart rate monitor. My dreadmill under calculates, MFP over calculates, my HRM sits somewhere in the middle.
  • Bumdrahp
    Bumdrahp Posts: 1,314 Member
    Is there a way to generally find out how much you burn post work out? I know you still burn afterwards, but no idea how much...or is that also something a heart rate monitor would determine?
  • 2fit4fat
    2fit4fat Posts: 559 Member
    for me pulling two kids and a trailer up a hill (literally 99% of the way) for 40 minutes burns me about 350 sometimes up to 400 cals according to my HRM and i am not in shape. so i would personally go for the lesser amount if i were you.
  • 2fit4fat
    2fit4fat Posts: 559 Member
    oh im dumb lol i read what you put more than the actual topic question.... i just consider post workout cals as an extra bonus :-) i believe HRMs are only accurate (or most accurate) when doing cardio. someone correct me if im wrong but that is what the seller of my polar told me :-)
  • Bumdrahp
    Bumdrahp Posts: 1,314 Member
    I'm in terrible shape. Which is why I am desperate to know.. Looks like I may have to invest in a heart rate monitor.
  • redfroggie
    redfroggie Posts: 591 Member
    After my workout my heart rate usually is up or at my ideal burn rate for less than 10 minutes. So I don't count those few calories, it's really not much at least not enough to matter. This is my opinion and certainly may not be fact.
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