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Fit tracker/activity level/exercise

agibsonky
agibsonky Posts: 124 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I use the map my run app to track my walks/runs and have it sync'd to MFP. I also wear a vivofit on days when I'm off work just to keep tabs on my number of steps. If I also sync that to MFP will it be double dipping burned calories? I am currently set to lightly active and average 15000 steps on days that I don't exercise. I am especially curious about days that I may not be as active - I have enabled negative calorie adjustments, but haven't sync'd in a long time.

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  • foxtrotalot
    foxtrotalot Posts: 1 Member
    I have the exact same question! Am we double dipping?
  • ASKyle
    ASKyle Posts: 1,475 Member
    As long as you are not logging exercise in MFP, I don't think so. I have a Fitbit, and don't log exercise in MFP because the Fitbit has already accounted for it.
  • segacs
    segacs Posts: 4,599 Member
    You should probably just sync the Vivofit and disconnect MapMyRun. The calorie estimates from MapMyRun are wildly inaccurate.
  • SezxyStef
    SezxyStef Posts: 15,267 Member
    mapmyrun, walk etc can be sync'd into MFP so if you have that done yes you are.

    I have mine sync'd to my jawbone so all it does is trackers on that.
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