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Steps calculator

bigmama800
bigmama800 Posts: 12 Member
edited November 2024 in Getting Started
Anyone know how accurate the steps calculator is ?

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  • WendyLaubach
    WendyLaubach Posts: 518 Member
    Not very, but close enough to be useful for our purposes. Don't get too hung up on the details! It's mostly useful as a way to track your trend toward a higher level of activity.
  • NancoKampfo
    NancoKampfo Posts: 1 Member
    How can I add my steps using the Omron step counter? It's not a fit bit; I don't have a smart phone.
  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    edited February 2017
    NancoKampfo wrote: »
    How can I add my steps using the Omron step counter? It's not a fit bit; I don't have a smart phone.

    Be careful not to add too many steps. You already got credit for some steps based on your activity level. A FitBit would do a comparison and give you credit for the difference.

    http://www.fitnessforweightloss.com/rate-your-activity-level-based-on-steps-per-day/

    What I would do is set my activity level in MFP to match activity outside of deliberate walks. Then log deliberate walks as exercise based on distance and speed. Example: If a 1 mile walk took 20 minutes.....then you walked 3 miles per hour.
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