Confused ~ This Can't This Be Right!

I did 30 minutes on my Gazelle this morning at it says I burnt 70 calories. I can't find anything in the data base to see if I am calulating this right.
Then I went out and swept the garage for 30 minutes and the data base tells me I burnt 167 calories.

Can this be right, would I burn more then double the calories sweeping the garage?!? I mean, I'm exhauted after doing my work-out and not even breathing heavy after working in the garage. This doesn't seem right to me. Have I been calulating my calories to low on my Gazelle? I don't know how to figure it out except for what my monitor tell me on my machine. :( 

PLEASE HELP!!!

Hi angel - does your Gazelle take into account your weight, age etc?

No it doesn't, this is why I'm having so much trouble trying to log it. I'm not sure how to do it???

I had the same problem...  What I did was buy a heart rate monitor- yes it can be a little pricey--  but in the end it helps me tremendously.

It tells me my heart rate- keeps me in the zone I need to be in to obtain maximum caloric burn and it tells me exactly how many calories I burned throughout a workout.

I actually learned that I burn less on the elliptical at my gym than the machine tells me and I burn much more on my bike at home than the bike's monitor tells me.  It's the only way to get a true calories burned..  Hope this helps!

Bandit, how much was the heart rate monitor you bought?

As always, I go overboard and bought one of the top ones from Polar it is the F11 model and I paid $189.

It keeps a daily diary- you can upload info to Polar's website- it tells you if you are in the proper zone for optimal burn.... It proclaims to be a personal trainer on your wrist and it basically is.. It does alot.

But there are many models that are much cheaper.  I like Polar, they have been around a long time and their monitors are compatible with the machines at the gym, now I don't have to touch the metal heart rate strips- it constantly tracks my HR from my monitor.

The only down side is that you have to send in the HR to Polar when it is time to change the battery (they say every 1 1/2 - 2 yrs)

I am very happy with it.

I use the Gazelle as well -- I have the one that says how many calories you burn -- on avg -- about 1/2 hr I burn closer to the tune of 350 calories (but understanding that it doesn't take into acct weight and other factors) but I typically do 10 min fast 10 slow and then 10 fast again... hope that helps you to gauge it better :)

My Gazelle tell me I only burn 70 calories...so I'm just as confused as ever. :(

i got my heart rate monitor on ebay.  I got a new one and it was under $100.  Have had it for 3 years now and had to send it in to have battery changed as well.  Mine is by sports instruments.  They were wonderful when i sent it to them, turned out something broke on mine so they sent me a new one.  No Charge!  I use it as a watch (because I got the womens one so its smaller) and i use it at the gym.  It's compatable to all the equipment at the gym so i never have to touch the sensors on the machines either.  I would check ebay - you'll probably find them much cheaper.