Fitbit Steps

nic1356

Evening all. How accurate are Fitbit steps? I've done 13,500 steps today and it's given me a 965 calorie burn!! Is it really that much? Does anyone eat any of their Fitbit steps back? Thank you x

misskittygirl

Good question! I am not so sure that I would believe that...following this thread. Good job on your steps!!

janejellyroll

There is not sufficient information here to determine whether that is right.

nic1356

misskittygirl wrote: »

Good question! I am not so sure that I would believe that...following this thread. Good job on your steps!!

Aww thanks x

nic1356

janejellyroll wrote: »

There is not sufficient information here to determine whether that is right.

What other info is required?

ABabilonia

I acquired a FitBit Blaze in February and since then I have been religiously logging my food intake in MFP and letting FitBit to calculate the amount of calories burned. Based on my diary (food+activity), MFP told me that by now I should probably be around 194 lbs (I started with 216 lbs). I weighted myself today and I am at 200 lbs, so there is definitely some variation, but in my case I will say that is somehow accurate. You can read this article I found online. Hope it helps...

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/lifestyle/wellness/fitbit-and-jawbone-are-accurately-tracking-steps-but-miscounting-calories/2016/05/24/64ab67e6-20fd-11e6-8690-f14ca9de2972_story.html

3rdof7sisters

Your fitbit calories burned is for any activity and the calories you burn by just being alive.

Rusty740

The vague consensus is that FitBit step counts and calorie counts are pretty high. You are right to treat them with skepticism and err on the side of caution.

SCoil123

I have found my calories burn on fitbit to be very accurate. I have a flex so there is no HR monitor or anything fancy to it. For workouts fitbit gives me about half of what MFP was giving me when I used to enter them here.