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Originally Posted by TheBabies
I'm in WW and have always been confused about why activity points as calculated by WW don't seem to equal the number of calories actually burned.
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That's because they really aren't based on calories burned. It's hard to judge intensity. I try to use the rule:
Low - I can talk and sing
Mod - I can talk but not sing
High - I need a deep breath to speak 1-3 syllables.
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According to the elliptical and treadmill, I burned about 300 calories, which would translate to 6 Points.
Anyone know what gives?
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Machines are regularly not accurate in the number of calories burned. And 300 calories burned WOULDN'T be 6 points. The rule of thumb when using calories burned is 1 point for every 100 calories burned.