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HRM/Fitness gadget - Polar watch vs chest strap and smartphone
Hi all, I think I'd like a new gadget to play with for the new year. I realize the HR can be fairly accurate, but the calories burned and other metrics can be a bit off depending on what you are doing. That being said, I'd like to chose between a Polar watch (maybe the FT7 or FT60?) vs a Polar H7 Bluetooth sensor and an…
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MFP calorie recommendation - seems like too much
~200lb, 6'1" male here with a desk job who lifts and does cardio 3-5 times a week. I have been trying to eat right, but just very recently have been using MFP for the calorie counting. So my numbers are about 1700 calories with no exercise and then about 2100 calories with exercise. We just finished dinner and I'm about…
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Differences in calorie counters
I put in my and my wife's info into both MFP and Scooby's Calorie calculator and coming out with pretty big differences. For myself, a 200lb 41 year old male who'd like to lose fat/weight, MFP has my calorie goal at 1570 and Scooby's has it has over 2400. Has anyone else noticed this? If so, which do you follow? I just…
