Steps tracked ?
smgibson17
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So I got the fitbit yesterday. I worked out and did normal stuff around the house, etc. It logged over 12,000 steps. My fitness pal on the other hand logged about 2600. I don't know if the fitbit is over tracking/estimating or if mfp is lacking. Trying to be goal oriented is hard with conflicting results. Help!
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What are you using to track your steps on MFP?
Do you have your MFP and Fitbit accounts linked?0 -
iPhone 5s m7-motion processor. It's what I logged for the last two months before fitbit. Fitbit is a option in the settings. I just want to be as accurate and effective as possible. Not sure what to go off of!0
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Ever counted and compared prior with phone app?
And not just walking, around the house stuff.
Was workout step based? What was it?0 -
I haven't used any other step counters/pedometers before two months ago. I believe the mfp app logs steps based on phone (which I guess is inaccurate since I don't always have it on me) and I got the fit bit two days ago for my bday. I fear it over estimates. It includes any type of motion. Whereas the Mfp you log the exercise calories burned sep. Obviously the the fit bit has more exciting results. Are most people satisfied with it's logging? Maybe I need to disregard the mfp acitivity and use it just for nutrition log.0
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The step count from your phone won't be as accurate as a fitbit, since you won't always have it on you, sometimes it might be in a bag etc etc. Which style of fitbit did you get? Because if you got the flex (wrist band) and you do a lot of movement with your arms throughout the day, it could be logging arm movements as steps. If you have the one or the zip, I'd say it would be a pretty good estimate of your steps, of course these things can really only ever be a guide, and there are a lot of movements that the fitbit doesn't track well (cycling, etc.) so you'll still need to use your best judgement.
How active are you usually? I'm pretty sedentary as I work in an office, and on a day where I do nothing but get up go to work sit at my desk all day (other than bathroom breaks and the occasional walk to the printer room, lunch room etc.) and then go home, I usually get around 2500 - 3000 steps. If I go for a 30-40 minute walk in the afternoon it adds approximately another 3000-4000 steps.0 -
I haven't used any other step counters/pedometers before two months ago. I believe the mfp app logs steps based on phone (which I guess is inaccurate since I don't always have it on me) and I got the fit bit two days ago for my bday. I fear it over estimates. It includes any type of motion. Whereas the Mfp you log the exercise calories burned sep. Obviously the the fit bit has more exciting results. Are most people satisfied with it's logging? Maybe I need to disregard the mfp acitivity and use it just for nutrition log.
Fitbit underestimates, for daily life and exercise in general.
ALL non-moving time is given BMR burn, what you'd burn sleeping deeply - and fact is you burn more when awake, even more when sitting eating and processing the food, even more when standing not moving, even more when slowly moving but not registering steps. Potentially 1/3 or more of your day is underestimated, and at minimum 10% of calories. (10% of what you eat is spent actually processing the food to use it)
You are falling in to the same trap of thinking that people do with HRM and exercise database calories. The HRM is a lower estimate, therefore it must be more accurate.
As if there is any logic to different than what you knew is better, and lower is more accurate.
The Fitbit is the SAME type of 3-axis accelerometer as the phone has, but more specific usage and formula to know if big or small steps, running, ect.
Now, that is based on a calculated stride length, so if your actual stride is off from that, it'll be calculating current step length based on impact incorrectly.0
