How do heart rate monitors work out total calories burnt?

by admin on May 8, 2010

Ray C asked:

As in sports heart rate monitors how do they calculate calories burnt

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sh4mp0o_ch4n May 8, 2010 at 11:02 pm: Kansieo.com

i don’t think they do that…
American Citizen May 9, 2010 at 2:53 am: Website content

Heart rate monitors monitor your heart rate. They don’t measure calories burned.
baglady215 May 9, 2010 at 1:42 pm: Caffeinated Content

Yes they do measure calories burned. I have a Polar F6 and it does just that. I would like to know how this is calculated as well.