sandy asked:


I would love to know…..I usually burn around 500 calories when I work out. How does it measure how much calories you burn?

4 Responses to “How accurate are those calorie indicator or measurement on Treadmills, Elipticals and Stair masters?”

1. (?.?) (?.?) on August 22nd, 2007 5:49 pm

   it’s more of a ball park range.

2. The Chef-dishin out the answers! on August 25th, 2007 2:39 pm

   They are actually very accurate. About 93-97% acurate usually.

3. ahlio84 on August 25th, 2007 3:22 pm

   The only thing accurate is how long you’ve been slaving away in your sweat…

4. silverbullet on August 26th, 2007 7:17 am

   Its pretty straightforward to measure the amount of power you put into the machine. The innaccuracy would enter in estimating the efficiency with which the individual user’s physiology converts food energy to mechanical energy. Stride efficiency, etc. I’d be surprised if it was any better than +/- 10%.