Originally Posted by
HuffyMan
Basically the HRM, I have a Polar F6, computes your calories off of an equation stored in a chip using one variable-your heart rate. So its accuracy is dubious without a lot of other information. I don't use it for its accuracy but rather its consistency. .
I have a Polar F6 and it requires you to input your age, sex, and weight--so aren't all those factors taken taken into consideration when it figures your calorie expenditure? I know that the Polar is always lower on calories burned than any website I check.