Double Dipping?

IammeCA
IammeCA Posts: 63 Member
edited November 18 in Fitness and Exercise
I have a fitbit and I am just starting a C25k app on my cell phone. The C25K has the option to sync with MFP but I am unsure if I should. Would it be double counting calories burned to have both synced or do the apps account for that?

Replies

  • beemerphile1
    beemerphile1 Posts: 1,710 Member
    If both are syncing they will be counting the same burn twice.
  • mwyvr
    mwyvr Posts: 1,883 Member
    Assuming you use your fitbit for more than just running it would seem sensible to allow it to sync, not the C25k app.

    I have a similar situation with Strava (running, cycling focussed app) being fed by my Garmin watch. I don't let Strava sync to MFP because Strava *always* produces a higher calorie burn estimate than the Garmin device itself, and Strava is typically higher than MFP's own estimates which for my running I find to be on the high side too.

    When I did let Strava update, I would continually be editing the calories down in MFP.

    I mention this because regardless of which device/app you allow to sync you might find that your fitbit and/or C25K app estimate high, so I wanted to point out that you can lower the allocated burn directly in MFP.

    In the end I'm satisfied with the Garmin calorie accounting for running so I have Garmin update MFP directly.
  • macgurlnet
    macgurlnet Posts: 1,946 Member
    If you wear your Fitbit while you run, don't bother allowing the C25K app sync. The calories are supposed to get balanced out/canceled out but I found that wasn't happening for me. I do log my runs in Runkeeper, which can sync to MFP, but I always have my Fitbit on and record all activity in it & sync it here. I use Runkeeper purely to collect the data.

    ~Lyssa
This discussion has been closed.

Categories