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The Calorie Counter

Calorie Counter and Why You Should Not Trust Them

Executive summary about Calorie Counter By Mark Kimathi

Calorie counters are used in nearly all aerobic equipments, from treadmills to elliptical trainers. Infact there are even calorie counter that give you the calories you burn when you jog. Studies show that most calories counters will over shoot your calorie expenditure by as much as 30%. With many individuals posting calorie burns of above 400 calories per session, it means that an extra 120 calories were falsely calibrated as burnt. Obliviously if you are using sound tracking methods like body fat percentage, you will notice the inconsistencies. Since in exercising for weight loss you are looking to burn fat, estimating how much fat is burnt is really complicated. This adds to the complexity in using calorie counter to determine amount of fat burnt in an exercise routine.

Fat burning to produce energy is only possible in the presence of oxygen. In reality, Read more »