Fitbit Steps

nic1356 · April 2017

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

misskittygirl · April 2017

Good question! I am not so sure that I would believe that...following this thread.

Good job on your steps!!

janejellyroll · April 2017

There is not sufficient information here to determine whether that is right.

nic1356 · April 2017

misskittygirl wrote: »

Good question! I am not so sure that I would believe that...following this thread. Good job on your steps!!

Aww thanks x

nic1356 · April 2017

janejellyroll wrote: »

There is not sufficient information here to determine whether that is right.

What other info is required?

ABabilonia · April 2017

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.html

3rdof7sisters · April 2017

Your fitbit calories burned is for any activity and the calories you burn by just being alive.

Rusty740 · April 2017

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.

SCoil123 · April 2017

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.

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