Originally Posted by
venomx
ok so why is strava more accurate at gauging calories?
When you say cycle meter was way off, had you entered your age, height , weight etc in advanced ?
do you personally use strava on its own or do you have a wrist strap/smart watch ?
im not too fussed about calorie count, just distance
I have just installed strava and it doesn’t even ask for height weight and age so how can it accurately count calories?
The paid premium version of Strava takes into account other data, including rider weight, etc.
But I use Strava only after rides and workouts. I don't use it to record anything. No point since they discontinued support for heart rate monitors and other sensors. I use an inexpensive GPS bike computer and Wahoo Fitness on my phone.
All calorie counters are wild guesstimates. I don't pay attention to any of them. I lost weight and kept it off just through some diet changes -- mostly eliminating or reducing sugar and junk carbs (including beer, which I miss). My weight gradually dropped from 205 lbs to 150 lbs. Took several years but it was easy because I didn't "diet." I ate as much as I wanted of good foods and just reduced the sugar, junk carbs and boredom-eating.
Cyclemeter is a good app. I used it for awhile on my old iPhone 4s. The free trial version now is so crippled it's useless and might give prospective customers a bad impression. But the paid premium version is very good.