I got a Polar HRM for Christmas and have been wearing it every time I exercise. It told me I burned 3900 calories last week, and 1200 for my three exercise sessions in the last two days. I'm wondering if that seems a little high? I have a pretty high heart rate, and get up to 190-200 on the high points of HIIT. I don't know how the formula works for calories burned, but could it be overinflating them? What kind of numbers do other HRM wearers get?
Just so you know what I did the last three session - 60 minutes of cardio yoga + 5 minutes of ab work = 302 cals, 5 mile run (1.5 mile steady, 3.5 sprint intervals) in 75 minutes = 752 cals, 71 minutes of strength training = 310 calories.
Thanks for any input! I'm not overly worried, as I can see a difference in my clothes and the way that they fit, just curios to see what other people are finding. Still working on figuring out my maintenance calorie range, too...