does it have a calorie counter
1174612
No, and you don't need a "calorie counter". The numbers that heart rate monitors and exercise machines report as "calories burned" are basically just made up "estimates". Every body's metabolism is different, and even for the same person your metabolism does not work the same all the time. "Calories burned" is estimated so loosely that it is for all intents and purposes total guess work. Instead pay attention to how much time you are spending in your target heart zone. Your max heart rate is 208 - (0.7 x your age). Ultimately your target zone should be 70% to 80% of your max heart rate but you will of course have to start somewhere less than that and work your way up. You need to pay attention to how much time you spend in the target zone - 20 to 30 mins per day gives you the maximum cardiopulmonary benefit, above and beyond that is for endurance training or competitive purposes. This doesn't count stretching and warm up at the beginning or cool down and stretching at the end. All told, for cardio-pulmonary health, about an hour a day will give you most of the benefits possible. You can of course exceed that, but you won't get that much more in the way of cardio-pulmonary health. Regardless of how much time you spend working out, the "calories burned" estimates really don't mean a thing. Just train to your target zone, stay in there at least 20 to 30 mins, don't forget stretching and warmu-up/cool down, and everything will fall into place. Pay more attention to inches lost than weight loss - as you put on muscle mass, it takes up less space than the fat so inches will melt off faster than the weight. You are replacing flabby fat with firm muscle and the muscle does weigh more. Anyway you don't need to worry about "calories burned" - pay attention to your training zones because that's where the benefits are. None of these devices can give you an accurate estimate of how many "calories" you are "burning".
1533528
When I bought the Garmin 110, the heart rate monitor was about $65 extra. I regret buying the monitor as I find it gives inaccurate calorie counts. I walk 4 miles one day and it says that I used 90 calories and the next day 4 miles and it says that I used 300 calories. I am only interested in the calorie count.
2281151
Yes, and if something sounds too good to be true, then its probably false. The only calorie monitors that truly indicate an accurate measure of work are called ergometers. Those instruments are found only on fitness machines (usually stationary bikes) costing at least $2000. The reason why meaninglessly inaccurate "calorie monitors" abound is because customers still demand them. If a brand offers a "calorie monitor" on a $40 fitness machine then its competitors are forced to offer one too. They always give highly overestimated readouts, which makes the machine look (deceivingly) super effective for fitness. I never pay attention to "calories". I always set the consoles of my fitness equipment to instead display either time or cycle rate.
1947933
Mine did not, my seller sells the original unit as an optional extra. The unit counts calories used, distance covered and elapsed time.
1100819
No, it varies. In some it is very close and others much less or a little more. Here is a link to look up the ones you want.http://caloriecount.about.com/thinkthin-nutrition-m1058
1869352
Yes. Calories is one of the items it monitors and shows on the screen. I've never ridden with it displayed, though. I usually have the 'clock' or 'distance' on display.
1324548
Yes. You enter your age, weight, gender, and height and the watch adjusts calories accordingly. However, you'll need to adjust the weight every couple months to account for weight gained or lost through your workouts to ensure the accuracy of the calorie counter. Well worth the investment.
467778
It does have a clock. So you tap it and it changes screens from a smile to a clock to steps and to calories! A really cute thing, the smile changes.
1946118
No it doesn't display calories, but is syncs with most gym equipment that does. As a personal trainer, calories burned are usually an indication of what your heart rate has been over a period of time. That is the best indication, not what you see on a machine. Look up your desired heart rate for your age/weight on the internet... don't trust a gadget.
59515
For each run, it does calculate calories burned. But you cannot keep a running count of the calories.
1657291
Yes, the primary screen shows total time on top and distance on the bottom. The second screen shows calories on top and pace on the bottom.
847743
The display screen will count calories, track time on treadmill, and tells you the distance you walked. However, you are not able to enter your weight in and the calories are just a general calories burned opposed to being accurate for your weight. It does have a heart rate monitor built on display. The calories, time and distance will rotate between those numbers instead of having them stationary on the screen. The treadmill has (I think) around 6 different workout settings that are preset. The display screen will also show you what looks like a track and you are able to see how far along you are in the workout etc. Hope this helps!
531848
Thanks. Since then I've noticed that it does it both ways. Sometimes the site is higher in calories than the Display. But I'll live with it. It is usually within 100 calories and the activity is usually with in 5 minutes.
150917
Yes, if you connect it to My Fitness Pal it will tell you you have burned so many calories and now have them to enjoy! There is a fork and knife on the UP application that you can put your foods eaten into. I haven't used it, but it tracks your foods. It is seriously one of my most favorite posessions, and many people at work are now wearing them.
440858
It will count the steps and base the calories, etc on steps, but whether it counts it as workout minutes depends on whether you move for 10 minutes straight without stopping. I have yet to have it pick up any of my workouts as "workout minutes/calories" because I do not move constantly when I am working out. I will admit that I am rather disappointed with this particular feature. I workout at the gym for an hour 2-3 times per week but because of knee issues, I use machines, so there are breaks between the exercises. Thus, my workouts never get recorded as such.
709296
No it doesn't. It does calculate the % of calories burned that come from fat though,
102465
I haven't used it enough for it to get hot. However, the calorie counter never worked! I wasn't happy about that.