Trust Fitbit Calorie Adjustment?

TheFrostyCanuck
TheFrostyCanuck Posts: 28 Member
edited November 15 in Fitness and Exercise
I've read on here just when comparing the calorie burn a machine gives you (like a treadmill or elliptical), people will go with what their Fitbit states instead of deleting that and entering in the exercise manually (obviously one or the other, I know both would be repetitive). Today, my 50m walk on the treadmill gave me a calorie burn equal to what my Fitbit says so I'm surprised. Trust or take it at half value? I really want popcorn tonight. ☺

Edited to add: 5'7, 134lbs, it gave me a burn of 228 calories for 50m at 3.5mph with a varying incline.

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  • macgurlnet
    macgurlnet Posts: 1,946 Member
    How long have you had your Fitbit? They can take some time to get to know you, so if it's brand new, maybe go with 50% of the cals, especially if that's what you've been doing already.

    You might be one of the lucky ones whose stats match up when using a machine.

    ~Lyssa
  • lkokot
    lkokot Posts: 80 Member
    From what I found the wrist devices are not really that accurate when it comes to burned calories. Since it doesn't know your metabolism it might be off by 25-60% if not more.
  • Karie2017
    Karie2017 Posts: 215 Member
    lkokot wrote: »
    From what I found the wrist devices are not really that accurate when it comes to burned calories. Since it doesn't know your metabolism it might be off by 25-60% if not more.
    When you say off do you mean below the amount you really burned or higher than you really burned?
  • TheFrostyCanuck
    TheFrostyCanuck Posts: 28 Member
    I've been using mine since Dec 26 so almost a month. I'll probably stick with 50% to be safe but was amused today when it lined up!
  • BlueHorse8
    BlueHorse8 Posts: 29 Member
    I rode the stationary bike today and mine was an exact match
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