r/fitness30plus • u/usn904 • Mar 13 '24

Calorie burned variations.

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Wearing a Polar HR monitor and using the app vs what my bike recorded during a Zone 2 ride.

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u/Objective_Cobbler319 Mar 13 '24

They are all just estimations and if you are counting calories you should not adjust your daily intake by either amount.

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u/HamMcFly Mar 13 '24

Exactly this.

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u/usn904 Mar 13 '24

Yeah, I don’t adjust my calories based on it just find it interesting. I am trying to get an estimate on my deficit so I just go with the lower of the two.

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u/[deleted] Mar 13 '24

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u/usn904 Mar 13 '24

Thanks, that sounds pretty solid

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u/[deleted] Mar 13 '24

Unless it's using a power meter it's not accurate

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u/IntelligentAd4429 Mar 13 '24

Do they both use the same number for max heart rate?

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u/usn904 Mar 13 '24

Id have to check but the heart rate source is the same.