30 minutes into my workout, I navigate through my heart rate monitor settings to see how many calories I have burned. It read 157 calories. That's odd, the elliptical machine says I have burned 321 calories. The difference is significant. The discrepancy sparks a dilema. Which source should I believe?
My heart rate monitor is made by Polar. They seem to be a leading figure and a respectable name in the fitness world. Based on their reputation for high quality accurate products, the heart rate monitor results are credible. I will call Polar about my predicament.
The gym machines whether eliptical crosstrainers or regular elipticals seem to agree that I am burning twice as many calories than what my heart rate monitor estimates. Online calculators (where I key in exercise duration and my personal stats) have sided with the gym machine estimates. Still part of me isn't satisfied.
I want to know the truth. I am going to conduct an experiment. For the next month, I will believe what the gym machine says. When it says, I have reached my daily goal. I am off the machine.
Saturday, January 31st is picture day! I want to take tons of pictures on the last day of each month, to help me track my progress.