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MFP Exercise vs Fitbit Steps

CharitaC
CharitaC Posts: 21 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
I use the Gazelle Edge Glider elliptical machine and apparently Fitbit counts that as steps and calculates the steps towards my calorie count.

QUESTION: In MFP app, should I also enter "elliptical" exercise manually including the minutes which the MFP asks for?

If I do enter it manually in MFP, would the same calories be counted twice?

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  • Weezoh
    Weezoh Posts: 171 Member
    If your fitbit is linked to your MFP and you enter the cardio in MFP along with the start time / duration MFP/FB will remove the data the fitbit recorded and use what you put in for that time period, so you won't double-book the exercise.
  • CharitaC
    CharitaC Posts: 21 Member
    Ok thanks. That really helps. That's been on my mind forever.
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