Northern California - Garmin Edge 305 reported Calories burned
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sinclac
10-30-09, 11:43 PM
There has been a lot of questions about the accuracy of the 305's
reported calorie burn rate, i can tell you that it is way off in my
case.
I wear a bodybugg sold at 24hr fitness and it measures my calories burned.
This is the tool i have used to lose almost 100 lbs
So here is what i know about 305 reported burn to my actual burn rate.
I rode 24 miles and by the BB i burned 696 Calories but the Garmin
says i burned 1618 Calories which i have learned enought over the
last 1.5 years while losing the weight that it was way off and it is.
UmneyDurak
10-30-09, 11:53 PM
Kool BB seems quite accurate.
sinclac
10-30-09, 11:59 PM
Kool BB seems quite accurate.
It is very accurate, i have worn it for so long i can't live with out it. :eek:
UmneyDurak
10-31-09, 12:16 AM
It is very accurate, i have worn it for so long i can't live with out it. :eek:
I really want to try one, but just don't want to drop 200 bucks on one. That is very expensive. :(
sinclac
10-31-09, 12:21 AM
I really want to try one, but just don't want to drop 200 bucks on one. That is very expensive. :(
Check this out it is made by the same people that make the BB
http://www.gowearfit.com/
Yeah, I was wondering about that. I don't think it's very accurate myself. I went on a five-hour ride, and it reported that I burned over 4,000 calories. I know I wasn't keeping that kind of pace, at least if all the various calorie-counters on gym cardio machines are accurate at all.
If you look here: https://buy.garmin.com/shop/compare.do?cID=141&compareProduct=36728&compareProduct=331
you'll see that the new Garmin Edge 500 uses "heart rate-based calorie computation", which to me seems to indicate that the 305 uses something less accurate. If I had to guess, I'd guess it was simply weight, speed, and amount of miles climbed.
I've seen that Bodybugg thing before. You like it?
UmneyDurak
10-31-09, 12:48 AM
Check this out it is made by the same people that make the BB
http://www.gowearfit.com/
Seems like Body Bug but with an additional mandatory monthly subscription??
nachomc
10-31-09, 08:19 AM
Don't take away my fictitious calories burned counts :( :(
sinclac
10-31-09, 08:23 AM
Seems like Body Bug but with an additional mandatory monthly subscription??
They both have a subscription just with BB you get six months free, if you get the GWF from Amazon you can get three months free and 6.95 a month after that.
sinclac
10-31-09, 08:25 AM
Yeah,
I've seen that Bodybugg thing before. You like it?
Yes i do it is one of the best tools i have in my get healthy and stay healthy arsenal.
johnny99
10-31-09, 09:53 AM
I don't think any of those bicycle calorie computers is more accurate than the old 40 calories/mile formula.