Am I supposed to take off the Fitbit when doing Zumba?

bedfordandgrove

When wearing my Fitbit Flex, if I am doing an hour of Zumba, it seems to "double-count" my steps for the day. But of course, as a fitness tracker, you would think you wouldn't have to take it off to exercise! Any thoughts are appreciated

I've only had it for about a week, but so far am not loving it all that much! (seems a bit confusing to use)

NancyN795

I do Wii Zumba several times a week. I have always worn my Fitbit while doing Zumba. What I don't do is log my Zumba workout. I just let Fitbit handle it. If you want it to show up in your MFP news feed, make a manual entry.

If you're finding your Fitbit confusing, you're probably over-thinking it. Accurately log your food in MFP, turn on negative adjustments, let your Fitbit handle any step-based exercise (including Zumba), log any non-step based exercise (weight lifting, yoga, etc.) in Fitbit (or MFP, but not both) and trust it for several weeks. Then reevaluate your progress.

I would recommend that you read the FAQ that is in the stickies for the group. It is long, but has lots of useful information:

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10098937/faq-syncing-logging-food-exercise-calorie-adjustments-activity-levels-accuracy/p1

editorgrrl

bedfordandgrove wrote: »

When wearing my Fitbit Flex, if I am doing an hour of Zumba, it seems to "double-count" my steps for the day.

Leave your Fitbit on, and log Zumba in the Fitbit app (that's what I do) or in MFP—never both. Exercise logged in MFP overwrites your Fitbit burn during that time.

retirehappy

NancyN795 wrote: »

I do Wii Zumba several times a week. I have always worn my Fitbit while doing Zumba. What I don't do is log my Zumba workout. I just let Fitbit handle it. If you want it to show up in your MFP news feed, make a manual entry.

If you're finding your Fitbit confusing, you're probably over-thinking it. Accurately log your food in MFP, turn on negative adjustments, let your Fitbit handle any step-based exercise (including Zumba), log any non-step based exercise (weight lifting, yoga, etc.) in Fitbit (or MFP, but not both) and trust it for several weeks. Then reevaluate your progress.

I would recommend that you read the FAQ that is in the stickies for the group. It is long, but has lots of useful information:

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10098937/faq-syncing-logging-food-exercise-calorie-adjustments-activity-levels-accuracy/p1

^^^^^This is what I do, I do Zumba dvds a few times a week, just let Fitbit track and leave it at that.

babybellyfat

this is good post and i was wondering the same thing! I also do WII ZUMBA but also do zumba in classes!

heybales

bedfordandgrove wrote: »

When wearing my Fitbit Flex, if I am doing an hour of Zumba, it seems to "double-count" my steps for the day. But of course, as a fitness tracker, you would think you wouldn't have to take it off to exercise! Any thoughts are appreciated

I've only had it for about a week, but so far am not loving it all that much! (seems a bit confusing to use)

Why do you think it double-counts your steps?

Do you create an activity record with the button?

Do you also manually log a workout? Based on what calorie burn?

Amerielle

I would just let my fitbit handle zumba. No extra logging required.

babybellyfat

there is no Zumba button???

editorgrrl

babybellyfat wrote: »

there is no Zumba button???

In the Fitbit app, click "add exercise," then the stopwatch at top right. Click "log," then type Zumba in the search box.

Next time, Zumba'll already be listed under "recent." Easy peasy, lemon squeezy.

babybellyfat

thx hun i will try that