Old 08-29-08, 09:30 AM
  #2  
HuffyMan
Senior Member
 
HuffyMan's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Lakeside Resort in Central KY
Posts: 130
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
I've got a polar F6 and it has the data that you need. It might also be available in some of the cheaper models by Polar but I liked the reviews on this one. The calorie count is about 30% lower than on gym machines where you enter the same data: age, weight, etc.
I tend to believe this one a little more as 1,000 kcal/hr on an elliptical machine seems a bit high. The polar comes in at about 700 or so for the same workout. The only real way to know is to get a much more accurate lab test.
I use the calories burned vs my intake and chart it against weight loss and the results show a fair amount of accuracy. Some people actually vary the weight input to show less calories burned for a given workout so you can "tune" the watch that way.
HuffyMan is offline