Fitbit accuracy

BrandonJackson89

Do you think the calories burned is accurate with Fitbit?

subcounter

I've compared my heart rate strap to my charge 2, and found it to be a bit inaccurate to be honest. It sometimes shows my HR as 70 lets say, while its actually around 140. It has these "stall" moments once in a while, so it underestimates a little, at least thats been my experience with it so far.

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Francl27

Probably depends on the Fitbit. It looks fairly accurate to me though.

synchkat

I'd say it depends on the type but the FitBit Flex isn't accurate at all. I've heard of people sitting in rocking hairs and getting steps and I know that lots of things it doesn't even register. I'd say like most things it's not completely accurate and foolproof, it's a tool to help

FairhavenDS

My Charge HR was pretty accurate for me, particularly the steps and heart rate. While it wasn't 100% spot on all the time, it was accurate enough to see my workout effort and caloric burns. Accuracy is the price you pay for convenience though.

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BrandonJackson89

I have the blaze. Wearing it properly is 1-2 finger width away from the base of wrist, while doing your workout. I mainly care about that heart rate because I know that's how they calculate calories burned.