Fitbit and logging exercise...yes or no?

jewel3
jewel3 Posts: 18 Member
edited November 28 in Getting Started
Fitbit gives you exercise calories but should I also still add my specific exercise? I don't want to give myself too many calories to eat.

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  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    No, fitbit takes care of everything.
  • 2essie
    2essie Posts: 2,861 Member
    If you want some 'bragging rights' you can add it. It won't double count it or you could just type in on your home page what you did. I leave fitbit to do what it does best but sometimes I do manually book it. Up to you really.
  • 4legsRbetterthan2
    4legsRbetterthan2 Posts: 19,590 MFP Moderator
    2essie wrote: »
    If you want some 'bragging rights' you can add it. It won't double count it or you could just type in on your home page what you did. I leave fitbit to do what it does best but sometimes I do manually book it. Up to you really.

    just make sure the start time is accurate, if the start time is off it could get double added
  • heybales
    heybales Posts: 18,842 Member
    Just make a wall post about your workout, with more info than a workout logging would provide.

    As mentioned above, leave Fitbit do to what it's doing. Unless you are lifting - then manually log workout on Fitbit.
  • jewel3
    jewel3 Posts: 18 Member
    I do free weights 2-3 times a week for about 15 minutes. There's no logging that on MFP right now. 😕
  • heybales
    heybales Posts: 18,842 Member
    jewel3 wrote: »
    I do free weights 2-3 times a week for about 15 minutes. There's no logging that on MFP right now. 😕

    Sure there is, it's in the database with all the other exercise you can do - Weights on Fitbit, Strength Training on MFP.

    But, with that little time, even if Fitbit was inflated by 50%, it really doesn't matter in the scheme of an otherwise active lifestyle, so I wouldn't even worry about it.
  • MarvinsFitLife
    MarvinsFitLife Posts: 874 Member
    @jewel3 whatever workout Fitbit detects you don’t need to add it to MFP. Say for eg. If you did calisthenics or circuit training you should add that to MFP
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