Treadmill and eliptical Calorie Counter

Chloegirl Posted: Mar 11, 2005 09:49 AM

Treadmill and eliptical Calorie Counter

I finally got a heart rate monitor mostly for spin class....but to get used to it... I have been using it on the treadmill and eliptical machine.

Well, I compared the calories my watch said I burned to the count on the machine and believe it or not it was almost half of what the machine said!!!!

YES, I don't know which is correct...maybe even somewhere in the middle...but just beware that those machines can be pretty inflated in those calorie counts!

EireBride-to-Be Posted: Mar 11, 2005 10:13 AM

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oh no! that just ruined my day! I thought i was doing so well too!

August2004 Posted: Mar 11, 2005 10:18 AM

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I used to use the elliptical and it drastically over calculates how many calories you burn. The treadmill is much more on par with what my heart rate monitor says.

Anniegrl Posted: Mar 11, 2005 12:15 PM

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I know - I had read that a long time ago, so I never believe what those machines say.
It's kinda depressing - you think you're doing so good but really, you're not!