So I have heard that treadmills say you are burning more calories that what you actually are. My heart rate monitor actually says that I am burning more than what the treadmill says. Do I go with my monitor or the treadmill since my monitor said like a good 50-100 sometimes over? Thanks in advance!
My heart rate monitor does that sometimes, too. I've found that the treadmill calorie counts are actually pretty accurate, according to my heart rate monitor, but other machines, like the elliptical or arc trainer, are WAY too high.
My treadmill tells me I burn around 200-300 cals for a 45 min fast paced walk and my HRM (Polar F6) tells me I burned 700-800 cals for the same workout. I have no idea which one to trust. I just keep going.
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Last edited by pintobean : 07-17-2008 at 01:09 PM.
I would tend to trust the Polar ... as long as you've properly programmed all the info in. I still take whatever they say with a grain of salt, but at least it's somewhat of a guideline.
My treadmill tells me I burn around 200-300 cals for a 45 min fast paced walk and my HRM (Polar F6) tells me I burned 700-800 cals for the same workout. I have no idea which one to trust. I just keep going.
Have you double checked the data you input about yourself? 700-800 sounds hella high for 45 minutes of walking. 200-300 is a little more likely to be correct.
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