Fitbit

lindsaydickson1967
lindsaydickson1967 Posts: 4 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
My fitbit is linked to my fitness pal and updates may steps automatically but I wear it in gym while doing cardiovascular exercise do i had this Myself or would this be like doubling up as fitbit does not take into account how fast I'm going

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  • mcmahoj3
    mcmahoj3 Posts: 13 Member
    It would be doubling up on steps definitely. Perhaps you should consider a fitbit that measures heartrate if you think you're being ripped off in calories burned. But keep in mind that none of them can really accurately measure that sort of thing. It's not an exact science.
  • KiwiJo42
    KiwiJo42 Posts: 66 Member
    Hi. I've got a fit bit too.
    Friend me if you like.
    I'm happy to support and encourage you
  • scmajm22
    scmajm22 Posts: 75 Member
    If you are walking on a treadmill and holding on there will not be any steps tracked so I would turn on your activity. The same for a bike. When I go for a ride I turn on my activity, if I am biking I want credit for it! :-)
  • shadow2soul
    shadow2soul Posts: 7,692 Member
    If you were to log it, I would suggest doing it on Fitbit's side to prevent errors. MFP will sometimes send log workouts over to Fitbit with the wrong start time which results in the workout being doubled, but when it works correctly whatever calorie burn you log on MFP will overwrite what Fitbit thought you had burned during that time frame.

    Video example using 1 calorie burned:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8duevx9y9TY

    That said, Fitbit does a pretty good job at detecting step based activities and giving calories accordingly. Even the Zip (simplest model) can tell the difference between walking and running and will give different calorie burns for each.

    If your using a model like the Zip, One, Flex, Alta or Charge then you might want to log things like the elliptical or stationary bike. These types of movements are hard for the Fitbit to detect and you should manually log them for that reason.

    If your using a model like the ChargeHR, Blaze, or Surge then you only really need to log swimming or any exercise you do that you aren't wearing the Fitbit. These models will notice the increased HR when on things like the elliptical and give you calories for it even if steps aren't being detected.
  • lindsaydickson1967
    lindsaydickson1967 Posts: 4 Member
    Thanks ladies this is a great advice x
  • lindsaydickson1967
    lindsaydickson1967 Posts: 4 Member
    Kiwijo42 I would love to friend u for extra help but don't know how to so if u friend request me ill accept lol x

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