Fitbit vs. manually adding exercise

Sveltenhealthy

I just came back from a half hour+ walk and my fitness pal said that would be about 150 cal however my fit bit says I've walked about 2000 steps and that is 109 cal. Do I just use whatever the fit bit automatically links with my fitness pal or should I enter my exercise manually?

williams969

Let Fitbit handle all step based activity (walking, running, it's even good at step based aerobics like Zumba or dancing). Use manual entries for non-step activity, like swimming, cycling, strength training, etc.

turbosad

Sveltenhealthy wrote: »

I just came back from a half hour+ walk and my fitness pal said that would be about 150 cal however my fit bit says I've walked about 2000 steps and that is 109 cal. Do I just use whatever the fit bit automatically links with my fitness pal or should I enter my exercise manually?

Does your fitbit track your heartrate? Typically it will be more accurate because it bases your calorie burn rate on how fast your heart is beating.