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Fiction! Most of the cardio machines at the gym over-estimate how many calories you burn. Calories burned determine on a variety of things:
- Weight
- Height
- Age
- Intensity
- Heart Rate
All of these things are taken into account to approximate how many calories you burn for anything. A 6 foot tall, 180 lbs male running at 6.0 mph and a 1% incline on the treadmill will burn much more than a 5’6″, 145 lb woman running at the same 6.0 mph and a 1% incline. The most accurate way to test that information is to purchase a heart rate monitor to wear throughout your workouts. That would allow you to input your personal information and garner more accurate information about your workouts.
Don’t always believe the machines!
Do you wear a heart rate monitor?
