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LiveItUp
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how accurate are the "Calories burned" counters on cardio equipment?
I'm just curious if they give a pretty accurate reading, or if other factors affect how many calories you actually burn? The reason I'm asking is the elliptical machine at my gym usually tells me I burn around 300 calories in 30 min. But another machine, an arc trainer, that seems very similar to an elliptical tells me that I burn close to 400 cals. in 30 min.  It doesn't feel like I"m working much harder, so how can that be?
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Posted 10/11/11 5:57 PM  |
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Re: how accurate are the "Calories burned" counters on cardio equipment?
I do not find them to be accurate, even if I type in my weight.
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| Posted 10/11/11 7:09 PM |
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Re: how accurate are the "Calories burned" counters on cardio equipment?
idk how accurate they are. but i heard somewhere that you should subtract 10% of the total calories burned to find out what you actually burned..... but again, idk how accurate that is either.
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| Posted 10/11/11 7:42 PM |
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drpepper318
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Re: how accurate are the "Calories burned" counters on cardio equipment?
I don't know from personal exprerience but I have always heard that they are really not reliable at all.
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| Posted 10/11/11 7:55 PM |
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LDrinkh20
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Re: how accurate are the "Calories burned" counters on cardio equipment?
not reliable at all. Some are off by 50%
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| Posted 10/11/11 8:19 PM |
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LiveItUp
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Re: how accurate are the "Calories burned" counters on cardio equipment?
Posted by LDrinkh20
not reliable at all. Some are off by 50%
Oh man!  and I was so proud of myself because the machine said I burned 515 calories today! Oh well it was still a good 40 min. workout
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| Posted 10/11/11 9:52 PM |
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LL514
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Re: how accurate are the "Calories burned" counters on cardio equipment?
get a heart rate monitor. its the best investment i ever made. I'm obsessed with it!
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| Posted 10/11/11 10:37 PM |
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Re: how accurate are the "Calories burned" counters on cardio equipment?
Not very accurate at all. I usually subtract calories from what the machine says. Those weight loss programs (like My fitness pal) I find to be very off as well. The best way to know how many calories you're burning is to use a heart rate monitor.
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| Posted 10/12/11 7:28 AM |
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Andrewz00
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Re: how accurate are the "Calories burned" counters on cardio equipment?
Posted by LDrinkh20
not reliable at all. Some are off by 50%
ITA!!
i actually just said that to DW last night. Our gym has 3-4 different brands of treadmills...
Brand #1:
Weight 212
avg pace 3.8
distance 2 miles
Grade 2%
calories burned 568
Brand #2:
Weight 212
avg pace 3.8
distance 2 miles
Grade 2%
calories burned 368
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| Posted 10/12/11 4:10 PM |
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LDrinkh20
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Re: how accurate are the "Calories burned" counters on cardio equipment?
Posted by Andrewz00
Posted by LDrinkh20
not reliable at all. Some are off by 50%
ITA!!
i actually just said that to DW last night. Our gym has 3-4 different brands of treadmills...
Brand #1:
Weight 212
avg pace 3.8
distance 2 miles
Grade 2%
calories burned 568
Brand #2:
Weight 212
avg pace 3.8
distance 2 miles
Grade 2%
calories burned 368
I used to check my cals burned on my heart monitor vs. the monitor on the machines and it was a HUGE difference! Sorry 
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| Posted 10/12/11 4:26 PM |
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LiveItUp
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Re: how accurate are the "Calories burned" counters on cardio equipment?
thanks all! I will get myself a heart rate monitor.
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| Posted 10/13/11 1:57 PM |
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