New & Shiny! - BMR (Basal Metabolic Rate) and my Misfit Shine on MyFitnessPal
WhistlingGirl
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One step forward, two steps back!
When I started wearing the shine, I noticed that it was tracking my day-to-day movement and started to wonder if the information from the Shine was doubling up with the MyFitnessPal estimate of my Basal Metabolic Rate. A couple of e-mails to tech support later, I had my suspicions confirmed. To get the most accurate prediction of BMR with a tracker, you should set your activity level to sedentary. Drat!
When I started wearing the shine, I noticed that it was tracking my day-to-day movement and started to wonder if the information from the Shine was doubling up with the MyFitnessPal estimate of my Basal Metabolic Rate. A couple of e-mails to tech support later, I had my suspicions confirmed. To get the most accurate prediction of BMR with a tracker, you should set your activity level to sedentary. Drat!
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Thanks so much, WhistlingGirl! I was wondering my MFP burn was always so high.
I got my Flash in January for cheap with a Best Buy gift card; it was on sale for $30 and it really has motivated me to make sure I exercise and move because I want to hit my activity goal.0 -
Hello.. I've been looking for some friends that have a misfit. I have the flash. I bought it in January and never take it off. I love that it tracks my steps and calories better than a pedometer.. One question though how or can I synch it with MFP?? And what will we do in this group?? I'm excited that I found someone else who uses one. I really only see fitbit \ garmin wearers.0
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@hoard23r, here are the steps I took to attach my Misfit Shine to MFP account:
To sync the Misfit Flash with MyFitnessPal, I clicked on "Apps" on the MFP title navigation bar and searched for "Shine". Here's a screen shot.
From there, I was able to click "Connect" on the Misfit app.
On the next screen, I was required to grant access to MyFitnessPal to the Misfit app. I believe I had to sign-in using my Misfit username and password.
Once connected, the data from my Misfit Shine activities appear on MyFitnessPal in the "Exercise" section under "Cardiovascular".
I hope that helps!
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The MVP that I have looks nothing like yours and when I go to apps and click on misfit it only brings me to the site for misfit which only shows the products.. I use android maybe you have a better phone. Lol but that upsets me because I really want it to sync0
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OK I just synchronized everything by going through my misfit app. I worked, so everyone can sync that way to!!0
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No, I'm definitely on Android! I'm glad you got it to work!0
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Although, I was on my laptop when I took the screenshots. That might be why t looks different.0
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Yea maybe. But it looked like a way better setup.lol0
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please help! when I go to the apps tab and find misfit, I get the word "get" instead of "connect". I get directed to their website. I already have a misfit account, but cannot find how to sync with MFP. tried to download the manual, but did not succeed.
how do I sync it?!0
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