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When you exercise in the gym what calories are being counted?

From what I understand the calories shown on the machines are only those which the machine is directly affecting.

What about the calories that your body burns naturally during rest simply to carry out essential functions? Are they part of the cycling machines' calculations?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Your understanding is correct. There is no way the machine could tell how many calories your body burns during normal functions.

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