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"Calories burned" vary greatly between different apps and gym equipment.
But why?
I found two reasons:
* Some display "total calories" burned, some only the "additional calories".
* The more info the device has about you, the better it can estimate your burned calories.
During exercise, your heart rate, VO2max, age and sex are most important.
Removing VO2max works, too.
Be skeptical if the device doesn't know your age or your heart rate!
There's more to it, obviously.
But that's what I found while searching for the most accurate way to calculate burned calories in my app.
But why?
I found two reasons:
* Some display "total calories" burned, some only the "additional calories".
* The more info the device has about you, the better it can estimate your burned calories.
During exercise, your heart rate, VO2max, age and sex are most important.
Removing VO2max works, too.
Be skeptical if the device doesn't know your age or your heart rate!
There's more to it, obviously.
But that's what I found while searching for the most accurate way to calculate burned calories in my app.