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Pedometer and Calories

kk811
kk811 Posts: 8 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Hello all!

I recently got a Garmin Vivofit (similar to a Fitbit) pedometer, and I had a question about tracking it.

Should I be adding the walking to my exercise on here? I only use it for my daily walking around the office. For example, today I walked 6,238 steps for an estimated distance of 3 miles. Should I add that I walked 3 miles today, or not?

Thanks for advice and help!

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  • shadow2soul
    shadow2soul Posts: 7,692 Member
    If you link your Garmin Connect Account and your MFP account, you will get extra calories added to your exercise diary if you burn more during your day than MFP thought you would. Example:

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  • fizzleh
    fizzleh Posts: 71 Member
    @shadow2s how do I get to that menu?
  • shadow2soul
    shadow2soul Posts: 7,692 Member
    fizzleh wrote: »
    @shadow2s how do I get to that menu?

    go to your exercise diary
    click the little " i " next to where it says Garmin Connect Calorie Adjustment
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