Does Fitbit track calories burned from running?

cdickens13
cdickens13 Posts: 11 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I am considering getting a fitbit but was wondering if it tracks calories burned from running/jogging/elliptical/bicylcing or if it was just a pedometer?

I guess I am asking if it is a heart rate monitor?

Thanks!

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  • WalkingAlong
    WalkingAlong Posts: 4,926 Member
    It is not a heart rate monitor. It doesn't 'track' calories burned, it estimates them (though that is also what a HRM does). It works fine for running and other step-based activity. Some ellipticals it does fine. It doesn't do biking or resistance stuff.
  • cdickens13
    cdickens13 Posts: 11 Member
    Oh ok now I understand, thanks!

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