Burn Those Calories
Recently a relative stated their Fitbit didn’t seem to accurately reflect how many calories they burned up during exercise. Many calculators I have used do seem to overstate the calories burned in an activity. Calculators that are simple relying on weight and duration may not be as accurate as calculators that require more input like gender, height and that provide a much broader array of activities. Some activity calculators are built into apps like Lose It! and others are online stand-alone exercise calculators. If you want to know how many calories you are burning at the gym, doing routine chores or exercising outdoors here are some calculators to try: Health Status – Calories Burned Calculator – This provides an extensive listing of exercise and common daily activities. You enter your age, gender, height, weight, and number of minutes for the chosen activity and it estimates calories burned. As the calculator notes, it takes 3500 calor...