Is my Fitbit giving me too many calories.
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MamaBirdBoss wrote: »I also walk VERY softly. I have bad joints, so I've learned to cushion everything.
That explains why you get such a low calorie burn from the same number of steps as other people who seem to have fairly similar stats regarding height, weight, age, etc.
My knees are definitely problematic, my feet aren't great and I have had some hip trouble in the past. However, losing weight seems to have helped my hips, my feet are okay at the moment and I've found ways to keep my knees from giving me too much trouble while still getting enough exercise.0 -
20k gives me something CLOSE to "lightly active" stats.0
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MamaBirdBoss wrote: »I also walk VERY softly. I have bad joints, so I've learned to cushion everything.
That explains why you get such a low calorie burn from the same number of steps as other people who seem to have fairly similar stats regarding height, weight, age, etc.
My knees are definitely problematic, my feet aren't great and I have had some hip trouble in the past. However, losing weight seems to have helped my hips, my feet are okay at the moment and I've found ways to keep my knees from giving me too much trouble while still getting enough exercise.
I'm 140lbs now. It's part of the reason I want to be 125lbs, max. Any extra weight, and my body just doesn't want to work.0 -
Fitbit will also keep track of how fast you're walking, and give you more for faster. That's why they have the "intense" "moderate" etc levels.
10k steps, with me set to sedentary, will give me about 400 extra calories, so I figure 10k steps isn't really sedentary, it's "lightly active" for someone of my height/weight. I keep it on sedentary tho, just in case I have a lazy weekend or I'm too busy at work to take my walks.0 -
Angierae75 wrote: »Fitbit will also keep track of how fast you're walking, and give you more for faster. That's why they have the "intense" "moderate" etc levels.
10k steps, with me set to sedentary, will give me about 400 extra calories, so I figure 10k steps isn't really sedentary, it's "lightly active" for someone of my height/weight. I keep it on sedentary tho, just in case I have a lazy weekend or I'm too busy at work to take my walks.
I've got the zip. It doesn't have any options for intense or moderate
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christinev297 wrote: »I've got the zip. It doesn't have any options for intense or moderate.
Steps on the Fitbit online dashboard (not the app) are green, orange, or red to show how quickly you were moving. Top left in the first picture: https://blog.fitbit.com/fitbit-dashboard-updated-with-weekly-activity-and-more/0 -
editorgrrl wrote: »christinev297 wrote: »I've got the zip. It doesn't have any options for intense or moderate.
Steps on the Fitbit online dashboard (not the app) are green, orange, or red to show how quickly you were moving. Top left in the first picture: https://blog.fitbit.com/fitbit-dashboard-updated-with-weekly-activity-and-more/
ah ok yep, know what you mean. I've never taken much notice of that graph. But will do now
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editorgrrl wrote: »christinev297 wrote: »I've got the zip. It doesn't have any options for intense or moderate.
Steps on the Fitbit online dashboard (not the app) are green, orange, or red to show how quickly you were moving. Top left in the first picture: https://blog.fitbit.com/fitbit-dashboard-updated-with-weekly-activity-and-more/
Yup, that's what I meant. Thanks!0 -
MamaBirdBoss wrote: »But what puzzles me is that people who are walking, not running, and about my weight seem to be getting MUCH larger positive adjustments.
I run 5k 3 times a week, and I do a lot of walking on the other days (sometimes the same days). I burn LOTS more calories walking than running because I can do it longer. A 5k takes just over half an hour and I burn about 600 calories. I can walk ALL DAY, though . . . Just a few days ago I walked 23 miles and had several thousand calories added to my burn.0
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