Exercise Calorie Counter

An exercise calorie counter can do wonders for those wishing to lose weight and count calories. Weight is lost when more calories are expended than consumed. Exercise calorie counters use a complex equation of body weight, age, gender, and intensity level to determine calories burned during exercise.

  1. Body Weight

    • Body weight is a direct indicator of calories burned during exercise. It requires more energy to move a higher weight, leading to increased caloric expenditure.

    Age

    • Each individual's resting heart rate and maximum heart rate decrease with age. The lower heart rates lead to fewer calories burned during exercise.

    Gender

    • On average, females have higher resting and maximum heart rates than males. When a machine does not have a heart rate monitor, the gender can assist heart rate and calories burned estimates.

    Intensity Level

    • The amount of calories burned increases with intensity levels. High intensity workouts are typically shorter in duration, so a long duration, slow approach can burn as many calories as a fast, quick workout.

    Expert Insight

    • No commercial exercise calorie counter is 100 percent accurate. Heart rate monitors and cardiovascular machines can become more accurate at estimating calories burned with individual information.