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Fitbit Steps
nic1356
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Evening all. How accurate are Fitbit steps? I've done 13,500 steps today and it's given me a 965 calorie burn!! Is it really that much? Does anyone eat any of their Fitbit steps back? Thank you x
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Good question! I am not so sure that I would believe that...following this thread.
Good job on your steps!! 1 -
There is not sufficient information here to determine whether that is right.
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misskittygirl wrote: »Good question! I am not so sure that I would believe that...following this thread. Good job on your steps!!
Aww thanks x0 -
janejellyroll wrote: »There is not sufficient information here to determine whether that is right.
What other info is required?0 -
I acquired a FitBit Blaze in February and since then I have been religiously logging my food intake in MFP and letting FitBit to calculate the amount of calories burned. Based on my diary (food+activity), MFP told me that by now I should probably be around 194 lbs (I started with 216 lbs). I weighted myself today and I am at 200 lbs, so there is definitely some variation, but in my case I will say that is somehow accurate. You can read this article I found online. Hope it helps...
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/lifestyle/wellness/fitbit-and-jawbone-are-accurately-tracking-steps-but-miscounting-calories/2016/05/24/64ab67e6-20fd-11e6-8690-f14ca9de2972_story.html0 -
Your fitbit calories burned is for any activity and the calories you burn by just being alive.0
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The vague consensus is that FitBit step counts and calorie counts are pretty high. You are right to treat them with skepticism and err on the side of caution.0
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I have found my calories burn on fitbit to be very accurate. I have a flex so there is no HR monitor or anything fancy to it. For workouts fitbit gives me about half of what MFP was giving me when I used to enter them here.0
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