FitBit and MFP

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Jusol1
Jusol1 Posts: 2
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So I have my fitbit linked with my MFP account. My question is do I add my cardio/workouts to the MFP app in addition to having the fitbit counting my steps? Or would this count as double the exercise?

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  • mrsf15h
    mrsf15h Posts: 43 Member
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    Hi. I've recently linked mine. As long as you match the times of when you did the exercise when MFP asks you. Your fitbit calories burnt in that time period will be taken off therefore not double counting the calories.
    Clever stuff :)
  • shadow2soul
    shadow2soul Posts: 7,692 Member
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    walking and running = no need to log. Fitbit's are fairly decent at tracking the calories burned for these types of activities

    cycling/elliptical/ect = need to manually log anything that isn't step based (the exception to this would be the ChargeHR & Surge which use your HR for calorie burns)

    For the double counting concern:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8duevx9y9TY&feature=youtu.be
  • Jusol1
    Jusol1 Posts: 2
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    Awesome, thanks for the info! :)

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