More Accurate Calorie Calculator
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I'm wondering if anyone has a more accurate calorie calculator for us Clydesdale's than what is typically used in cycling or exercise apps? I use a Wahoo ELEMNT Bolt and I think it's drastically over-estimating calories. I think it is pretty dumb, because it looks to be giving the same results as online calculators give for my weight, the duration of the exercise, and my average speed. Maybe that's okay for loops or out and back, but when I ride into work and it's mostly downhill that's very wrong. Plus, it seems too high even for loops.
For example, I'm a 6'5" male, 42 years old, and today I averaged 17.1 mph on a 26.7 mile ride for 93 minutes and 768 feet of elevation gain. The Wahoo said I burned 1,384 calories. Does that seem high to anyone else?
I did notice that one day when I forgot the Wahoo that using the Strava app alone (with HRM) gave me an estimate that was about half of what the Wahoo was for my ride in to work. I'm guessing that's more accurate.
Is there a site that can take a .fit file or HRM data and produce a better estimate? I hear a power meter is the best way to get an estimate of this, but it's just not in the budget right now.
For example, I'm a 6'5" male, 42 years old, and today I averaged 17.1 mph on a 26.7 mile ride for 93 minutes and 768 feet of elevation gain. The Wahoo said I burned 1,384 calories. Does that seem high to anyone else?
I did notice that one day when I forgot the Wahoo that using the Strava app alone (with HRM) gave me an estimate that was about half of what the Wahoo was for my ride in to work. I'm guessing that's more accurate.
Is there a site that can take a .fit file or HRM data and produce a better estimate? I hear a power meter is the best way to get an estimate of this, but it's just not in the budget right now.