Exercise calories?

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mehreen_xo
mehreen_xo Posts: 78 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Since I've heard mfp can be way off, what is the best device to use to monitor exercise burn? I'm thinking of buying a Fitbit is this better than the mfp number? Thank you!!

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  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,565 Member
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    It depends on what you do for exercise. A Fitbit (or any activity tracker) is meant to be worn 24 hours a day to track your overall movement.
  • Seffell
    Seffell Posts: 2,222 Member
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    My fitbit overestimates my burns by about 300cals. For me mfp is more accurate.
  • JeromeBarry1
    JeromeBarry1 Posts: 10,182 Member
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    Pick a device and use it consistently for a month. After a month, mathematically evaluate the accuracy of your methods by calculating how much weight you should have lost, compared to how much weight you did lose. If the "should have" number is within 2% of the "actual" number, be confident that in all things you're doing it right. Otherwise, you're doing something wrong and you have to re-examine both your CI and your CO logging.

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