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Steps vs Workouts

lauriediaz454
lauriediaz454 Posts: 1 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
My app is linked to my Apple Watch to capture my daily steps. I also do daily walking workouts; dedicated time/distance/heart rate. Since my steps are already captured, do I still add my waking as workouts in the workout section of the app? Or will that double up my steps? Thanks!

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  • spiriteagle99
    spiriteagle99 Posts: 3,770 Member
    That would be double counting. Either sync your watch or enter the exercise manually, don't do both.
  • mrmota70
    mrmota70 Posts: 533 Member
    edited October 2022
    I wear my watch every single day up until bed time so my watch to MFP selection is as follows.

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    It credits me adjusted daily walking(just steps). Whenever I log any other exercise that has steps associated like an actual walk/hike, jog/run or elliptical it is separate from the steps adjustment. It doesn't double credit and I don't worry about having to manually keep track.

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