The heart rate on the machine was pretty close to that on my monitor, so that was encouraging. However, there was some disparity between the calories. At the end of the workout, my HRM said 397 and the machine said 337, so that's a difference of 60 calories, or about 20%.
This got me thinking. All along I have thought that my HRM was WAY high.
On the elliptical, I input my weight and my age. Then it determines my calorie burn based off my incline, resistance, and speed. The machine has no clue how heavy my heart is beating unless I grab on to the sensors (which I did only a few times to test the accuracy).
Therefore I'm now thinking that maybe my HRM is accurate since it's basing the calories off of my age, weight, and actual exertion.
Although it still seems high to me. Can I really burn over 800 calories in an hour without going all out? And if so, maybe the reason I can't lose weight is that i'm not eating enough?
Looks like someone just opened a can of worms.
2 comments:
I think machines are more inaccurate than HRM. I used to use mine all the time and there was often a disparity between the two numbers. Since my HRM knows for sure how hard I am working, I trust it a little but more.
That logic definitely makes sense. However I'm still a bit skeptical about my numbers. Oh well!
Have a great one!
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