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Walking Calories

0Enroute0
0Enroute0 Posts: 1 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Why is it that sometimes I get calorie credit for steps on some days and other days I don't. I can walk 15000 steps in a day but if I exercise for 60 minutes I don't get any credit for the steps. Other days I can walk 10000 steps exercise for two hours and get the calorie credit for steps. Other days with no exercise (recovery day) I may or may not get credit. Makes no sense.

Anyone have an answer??

Replies

  • laurenebargar
    laurenebargar Posts: 3,081 Member
    Whats your activity level set to on MFP?
  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    Do you have a synced device generating the adjustment?

    You will only get an adjustment when you move *more* than the activity level would estimate. So if you have a day when you're moving more, you may get a larger adjustment for the additional exercise session. If you exercise and spend a lot of time sitting, you will get less of an adjustment.
  • limex
    limex Posts: 81 Member
    Are you logging your exercise in mfp? Like, an actual activity log?

    If so, any fitbit adjustment will be only for times outside of the time period you logged your exercise for. The extra calories you burned during exercise are already accounted for in the entry you logged.
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