Only Fitbit results or what ?

Libster1968
Libster1968 Posts: 4 Member
edited November 14 in Fitness and Exercise
I am brand new to Fitness Pal so bare with me. With the exercise section - if you wear a fitbit is there a need to record your exercise daily seeing the Fitbit will sync steps ?? I have stupidly been recording my morning & afternoon walks as exercise. So starting fresh today only recording Fitbit results. IS that right ?? Thanks

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  • LivingtheLeanDream
    LivingtheLeanDream Posts: 13,342 Member
    If you are syncing Fitbit to MFP then you don't log exercise here unless its something none step related - cycling/swimming etc. Fitbit will give you an exercise adjustment here.
  • Libster1968
    Libster1968 Posts: 4 Member
    Thank you RunRutheeRun !
  • tallbold
    tallbold Posts: 89 Member
    Question for you guys. Im ont New to MFP but New to my fitbit charge. I have added it as app but so when I record my workouts it shows up in my Fitbit app when synced but it doesn't show up on MFP. Are you saying it won't? I recorded my exercise on MFP and it makes a double entry on my Fitbit app. So I'm confused...lol
  • Raynne413
    Raynne413 Posts: 1,527 Member
    tallbold wrote: »
    Question for you guys. Im ont New to MFP but New to my fitbit charge. I have added it as app but so when I record my workouts it shows up in my Fitbit app when synced but it doesn't show up on MFP. Are you saying it won't? I recorded my exercise on MFP and it makes a double entry on my Fitbit app. So I'm confused...lol

    It won't record them as individual workouts, there should be just one entry for anything FitBit related.
  • CarolPre
    CarolPre Posts: 1,865 Member
    I only enter my exercise on the Fitbit site. It will eventually sync it to MFP. For example, I used to do water aerobics where I didn't wear my Fitbit. I entered the calories I burned from that workout on the Fitbit exercise log page at the bottom and it will add those calories to MFP. It does take a little time for it to sync though.
  • U2R2
    U2R2 Posts: 260 Member
    I log food on MFP and let the Fitbit device autolog calorie burn to the Fitbit app. I don't yet do any significant non-step based exercises but in the future when I start to put more emphasis on muscle retention I will log them manually.
  • rks581
    rks581 Posts: 99 Member
    You may know this but you can put the Fitbit in Exercise Mode whenever you go for a walk, then it will recognize what you did and (I think) create an entry automatically. On the Charge HR that was done by holding the button until it vibrated and showed a clock then a stopwatch. Finish by holding the button until you see a checkered flag.
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