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Is MFP step counter accurate?

overeater1
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Using my iPhones inbuilt pedometer to track my steps and it’s synced to My Fitness Pal. I’m doing about 11000 steps per day but it’s only worth a 160 calorie burn. I’m 149 lbs and 5 foot 8. Does this sound right?
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Tough to say without a heart rate monitor to know the calorie burn honestly.0
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Thanks for the reply. I’m probably not pushing myself very hard!0
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What is your activity level set to? That will determine how many steps you have to get before you go into bonus calories.0
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Light activity level I think.0
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What does this site show for your suggested calorie amount per day?0
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1470 if I want to lose 1lb a week.0
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If it's basically just walking around throughout the day with little to no entry into at least a fat burn zone heart rate wise that could be right. Your best bet would be something like a Fitbit where it can monitor heart rate.1
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