Fitbit activity = fewer calories burned
jofjltncb6
Posts: 34,415 Member
When I log playing frisbee on the fitbit activity tracker, my calories burned decrease. Shouldn't fitbit know not to decrease calories burned from its estimate if my steps were just running and not running down a frisbee?
(Yeah, I know, this is better suited for the fitbit forums, but my friends just love it when I talk about my fitbit...so here it is anyhow.)
(Yeah, I know, this is better suited for the fitbit forums, but my friends just love it when I talk about my fitbit...so here it is anyhow.)
0
Replies
-
My initial response on your wall still stands, even though you've taken the discussion live:
Well, you've transferred some of your kinetic energy to the frisbee, thereby decreasing your burn. Fitbit is very smart to have figured it out.0 -
Playing frisbee, like bowling, is a negative calorie burn. Eat more negative calorie foods to counteract the strange phenomenon.0
-
Playing frisbee, like bowling, is a negative calorie burn. Eat more negative calorie foods to counteract the effect.
^this sounded a bit snarky to me! And you didn't even explain what negative calorie foods are. I'll help you out though: celery, cayenne pepper, and raspberry keytones.0 -
Playing frisbee, like bowling, is a negative calorie burn. Eat more negative calorie foods to counteract the effect.
^this sounded a bit snarky to me! And you didn't even explain what negative calorie foods are. I'll help you out though: celery, cayenne pepper, and raspberry keytones.
don't forget cinnamon0 -
I HATE YOU GUYS!!! I HATE ALL OF YOU!!!
That does it...I'm taking my frisbee and going home!0 -
is this satire?? Everything said here is laughably wrong...0
-
I HATE YOU GUYS!!! I HATE ALL OF YOU!!!
That does it...I'm taking my frisbee and going home!
Don't forget to put your fitbit on for the walk home! Accuracy is mighty important here, Jof.0 -
Playing frisbee, like bowling, is a negative calorie burn. Eat more negative calorie foods to counteract the effect.
^this sounded a bit snarky to me! And you didn't even explain what negative calorie foods are. I'll help you out though: celery, cayenne pepper, and raspberry keytones.
I only got "a bit snarky"?! I seriously need to up my game!
I
you, Mandy! 0 -
I HATE YOU GUYS!!! I HATE ALL OF YOU!!!
That does it...I'm taking my frisbee and going home!
Don't forget to put your fitbit on for the walk home! Accuracy is mighty important here, Jof.
Best to leave the frisbee there so you don't get chunky on the way home!0 -
I HATE YOU GUYS!!! I HATE ALL OF YOU!!!
That does it...I'm taking my frisbee and going home!
Don't forget to put your fitbit on for the walk home! Accuracy is mighty important here, Jof.
Try logging it as "Carrying Frisbee." You'll get extra calories for the heavy lifting, balancing things out.0 -
After a decent amount of research before buying my FitBit One I must say that fit bit is very accurate and you should not need to log activity.
For example when I do 30 minutes of cardio it knows I am active and moving and is extremely accurate with the calorie count. I do not track anything unless it is swimming or biking. Those are the only things I do without my FitBit.0 -
if it decreases your calories burned, don't log it. I never log an activity unless I am in the water or it is something seated, like stationary biking.0
-
I HATE YOU GUYS!!! I HATE ALL OF YOU!!!
That does it...I'm taking my frisbee and going home!
Don't forget to put your fitbit on for the walk home! Accuracy is mighty important here, Jof.
Best to leave the frisbee there so you don't get chunky on the way home!
Carry frisbee = bulky (heavy lifting)
Eat frisbee = chunky (plastic is surprisingly high in calories)0 -
Try logging it as "Carrying Frisbee." You'll get extra calories for the heavy lifting, balancing things out.
Where's the like button
0 -
You could also try attaching the fitbit to the frisbee with Velcro.0
-
is this satire?? Everything said here is laughably wrong...
Wait. You mean to tell me that when I log an activity record of playing frisbee on fitbit.com that my total calories burned for the day on fitbit.com does not decrease?
Because if you are, then I am laughing...at *your* laughable wrongness...because it does.
But yeah, all this other stuff is totally bogus.0 -
if it decreases your calories burned, don't log it. I never log an activity unless I am in the water or it is something seated, like stationary biking.
This is actually how I handle it. I just found it interesting how fitbit handles it when the assumed calories is less than the calculated step calories.
(And for those who don't understand what I'm saying, don't worry about it...it's nothing serious...)0 -
OMG people on this site are so rude! This poor OP came on here with an honest question about something important to him and all anyone does is attack him and mock him! Where's the support?! Isn't that what this whole website is all about?!0
-
OMG people on this site are so rude! This poor OP came on here with an honest question about something important to him and all anyone does is attack him and mock him! Where's the support?! Isn't that what this whole website is all about?!
^this...
...is why I almost never ever post in the forums.0 -
OMG people on this site are so rude! This poor OP came on here with an honest question about something important to him and all anyone does is attack him and mock him! Where's the support?! Isn't that what this whole website is all about?!
^this...
...is why I almost never ever post in the forums.
Like, almost never. Ever.0 -
OMG people on this site are so rude! This poor OP came on here with an honest question about something important to him and all anyone does is attack him and mock him! Where's the support?! Isn't that what this whole website is all about?!
^this...
...is why I almost never ever post in the forums.
Like, almost never. Ever.
0 -
What you need to do is increase your metabolism by drinking a green shake every day.0
-
I just got a fitbit flex and I don't understand the whole calorie burn synch and adding your start end time in log activity. When I did this it lowered my calorie burn to a negative. Also I did Insanity and it only registered 20 steps?0
-
Are you saying that if you play frisbee for 30 minutes the FitBit will say you burned say 200 calories. Then when you record the activity through the FitBit website it says you only burned 180 calories for the 30 minutes. Have you checked any other sites for calories burned playing frisbee?0
-
Are you saying that if you play frisbee for 30 minutes the FitBit will say you burned say 200 calories. Then when you record the activity through the FitBit website it says you only burned 180 calories for the 30 minutes. Have you checked any other sites for calories burned playing frisbee?
Yes...I think. Using your example, the unmodified activity would register as 200 calories, but when an activity record is entered for "frisbee", it is only 180 calories.
It's really no big deal, and the obvious solution is not to enter these activities that reduce it. I just found it interesting.0
Categories
- All Categories
- 1.4M Health, Wellness and Goals
- 393.6K Introduce Yourself
- 43.8K Getting Started
- 260.3K Health and Weight Loss
- 175.9K Food and Nutrition
- 47.5K Recipes
- 232.5K Fitness and Exercise
- 431 Sleep, Mindfulness and Overall Wellness
- 6.5K Goal: Maintaining Weight
- 8.6K Goal: Gaining Weight and Body Building
- 153K Motivation and Support
- 8K Challenges
- 1.3K Debate Club
- 96.3K Chit-Chat
- 2.5K Fun and Games
- 3.8K MyFitnessPal Information
- 24 News and Announcements
- 1.1K Feature Suggestions and Ideas
- 2.6K MyFitnessPal Tech Support Questions