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Steps issues

roobella
roobella Posts: 59 Member
edited December 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Does anyone know why I get calories back for steps some days, but on days I do extra exercise, like today where I did 20mins on exercise bike, I only get calories back for the bike and not the steps as well.

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  • BrianSharpe
    BrianSharpe Posts: 9,248 Member
    Steps on a bike?
  • roobella
    roobella Posts: 59 Member
    No separate I've clearly not worded it correctly

    I got calories back for 20 mins on exercise bike

    No calories back for steps I've taken today using my smart watch

    On days I only do steps and no additional exercise I get calories back for the steps I've taken.

    So I dont understand why sometime you get calories back for steps and other days you dont
  • heybales
    heybales Posts: 18,842 Member
    You manually logged a workout right?

    That the tracker already saw you do?

    Go to your Exercise Diary and find line for Adjustment - tap and hold to view more details.
    Take pic and put in thread - that's the useful detail.

    Oh - steps is merely a figure for display like glasses water drank - nothing more.

    Device sends day calorie burn which is used for math by MFP.

    It's also been observed by many that a day with exercise was just taking time away from an already active time period, so not a huge net gain in calorie burn.
    And if the workout actually got you tired or made you sit more in the evening - then could be no gain in overall calorie burn.

    But it's probably more related to manually logging the workout on MFP.
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