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Question about Calories burned (App & or MFP) HELP!?!

Bearded_Slakoth
Bearded_Slakoth Posts: 121 Member
edited December 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Okay I have a question. I use Runtastic on my phone to track my time, distance and calories burned. Well today I walked for:

1:25:26 (85 Minutes)
5.49 Miles
Avg. Pace 15:34
Avg. Speed 3.9
Calories Burned: 410

Now it is my updated weight just like I have on MyFitnessPal (175.0) When I enter the time on here, for walking 3.5mph it gives calories burned 427. And if I choose 4.0mph, it gives 562 Calories burned.
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So my question is, Do I put into my Diary the 410 Calories burned from my Application on my GPS Phone or do I choose one of the MyFitnessPal Calories burned and which one? 3.5mph or since my Avg. speed was 3.9mph then I chose 4.0mph?

Thanks for the help. Been meaning to ask this for awhile.

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  • Bearded_Slakoth
    Bearded_Slakoth Posts: 121 Member
    Bump to 1st page.
  • kwin91
    kwin91 Posts: 128
    Honestly, your phone. MFP WAAAAYYY over calculate, I always subtract at least 50 from what it says
  • BJC78
    BJC78 Posts: 324 Member
    Have you considered getting an HRM?
  • skylark94
    skylark94 Posts: 2,036 Member
    Most people find the MFP numbers to be significantly inflated. Go with the lowest number.
  • Bearded_Slakoth
    Bearded_Slakoth Posts: 121 Member
    I'm getting the awesome FitBit soon. But until then, I just wanted to see what everybody has to share about this. So pretty much just put my 410 Calories burned instead of using the MFP calculations.
  • VeganZombie13
    VeganZombie13 Posts: 297
    I would go by your phone, I never go by what MFP says I burned. I always put in WHAT the machine says I burn, it's more accurate.
  • Bearded_Slakoth
    Bearded_Slakoth Posts: 121 Member
    Thank you all for the help! :-)
  • kylebusch
    kylebusch Posts: 14
    To get a more accurate reading you would want to get a heart rate monitor.. People burn at different rates based on weight, body fat percentage, etc. IMO MFP information seems a little on the high side for exercise calories. I have a heart rate monitor coming so I can try to get a more accurate estimate.
  • Bearded_Slakoth
    Bearded_Slakoth Posts: 121 Member
    To get a more accurate reading you would want to get a heart rate monitor.. People burn at different rates based on weight, body fat percentage, etc. IMO MFP information seems a little on the high side for exercise calories. I have a heart rate monitor coming so I can try to get a more accurate estimate.

    Yeah, I'm so getting the FitBit. Thing looks so awesome the way it tracks everything.
  • soontobesam
    soontobesam Posts: 714 Member
    I use an App on my phone to track my walks, runs and bike rides and always enter whatever it tells me instead of the MFP provided calorie burn.

    I know neither is as accurate as an HRM (will be getting one in September hopefully) but for now I go with my phone.
  • PayneAS
    PayneAS Posts: 669 Member
    Go with the lowest number, or the avg between the two. Consider getting an HRM which will be even more accurate.
  • whitm2103
    whitm2103 Posts: 41
    I would go by your phone, I never go by what MFP says I burned. I always put in WHAT the machine says I burn, it's more accurate.

    I never go by what MFP says cause they dont know how fast you go or what incline. I go at a 15.0 incline and go at about 6.0 mph and the closest thing MFP has is walking uphill at 3.5 mph so I use the machine numbers its closer then what the site has. Uphill could be at incline 5.0 or 15.0 which is a major difference in calories burned
  • mistyladidah
    mistyladidah Posts: 210 Member
    I use a few different apps at once and my HRM, then average them all. One called MapMyRun records incline if you're outside. Honestly, I don't know if it's my HRM, but it's usually higher in cal count than what MFP tells me.
  • Bearded_Slakoth
    Bearded_Slakoth Posts: 121 Member
    I use a few different apps at once and my HRM, then average them all. One called MapMyRun records incline if you're outside. Honestly, I don't know if it's my HRM, but it's usually higher in cal count than what MFP tells me.

    I used that MapMyWalk and it was HORRIBLE. The calorie burned system was WAY off and could tell it was wrong. I LOVE my Runtastic until I get the FitBit.
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