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babybell
12-07-2011, 10:54 PM
I just joined myfitnesspal and love it! It's such good discipline to track what I eat and not snack. I'm wondering, though, how accurate it really is in estimating calories burned in workouts. I don't want to be fooling myself into thinking I'm burning more than I really am, YKWIM? Do you guys guys heart rate monitors, or are the estimates enough for you? If so, what kind of monitor do you use?
hillview
12-08-2011, 08:14 AM
I got this one in the summer and really like it
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004AH299O/ref=wms_ohs_product
babybell
12-08-2011, 08:55 AM
I got this one in the summer and really like it
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004AH299O/ref=wms_ohs_product

Do you have to buy a separate chest strap or something? I'm not really that concerned with my heart rate, I just want to track calories burned. Can you do that without a strap?
hillview
12-08-2011, 09:35 AM
It come with a strap. It tells calories. I really liked it to know how much I was burning.
egoldber
12-08-2011, 09:58 AM
I have an older Polar monitor that I use. It is pretty basic and was less than $100, but it does the job.
SnuggleBuggles
12-08-2011, 11:32 AM
I got this one in the summer and really like it
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004AH299O/ref=wms_ohs_product

Did you find that it matched up with what MFP suggested calorie burn wise? I always wondered.

Beth