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Fit Bit

Rotter6
Rotter6 Posts: 1
edited January 31 in Fitness and Exercise
Just got a fit bit. Not sure if I am doing it right but when I sync my fit bit it seems that I am not burning as many calories as when I enter my exercise manually. Any help would be great. Thanks

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  • jlahorn
    jlahorn Posts: 377 Member
    What kind of exercise? FitBit calories burned is really for walking/running. It doesn't understand things like cycling and weight training, and they recommend that you log those types of activities manually.
  • swampgeek
    swampgeek Posts: 23 Member
    Fit bit is great for any step based activity. If you are really trying to better track your calorie burn you will need a Heart Rate Monitor. Preferably one that syncs with your pc and/or phone. I use the fitbit as a reminder and motivator to move more at work and around the house. When I do go running I have found that its distance measurement is a little off but have been too lazy to measure my stride and fix it.

    I have found MFP's calorie burn allotments on the high side. That being said I wear my fitbit even at the gym, its not going to tell me a darn thing about my weight lifting but I dont have to manually log my cardio run at the end. Be sure you join the Fitbit group here on MFP!
  • rassha01
    rassha01 Posts: 534 Member
    I just got mine 3 days ago and I am currently trying to verify the stats it creates versus my heart rate monitor and gps for runs. So far it seems to be fairly consistant I would say within 5%. but I did take the time to determine my stride length for walking and running and was totally bewildered when I found out there is only 6" differance!
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