Fitbit and calories- QUESTION

My_One_And_Only_Life
My_One_And_Only_Life Posts: 5 Member
edited December 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
My Fitbit is connected to Myfitnesspal and tracks my steps.
Today I got on an exercise bicycle for 30 mins and according to Fitbit burned 404 calories. I manually entered this into my fitness pal because it didnt list it under exercise.
Does it record other types of exercise and I just cant see? Or should I continue to put it in myself?

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  • lx1x
    lx1x Posts: 38,342 Member
    edited February 2019
    What works for me..

    I use mfp for the food intake only and do the rest/excercises with Fitbit app. When I burn x calories from exercising and if I'm still hungry, I eat back those calories back .
  • Cahgetsfit
    Cahgetsfit Posts: 1,912 Member
    back when I used to have Fitbit linked to MFP it would automatically sync the exercise calories (that's why I unlinked it). Maybe you need to do one of those unlink/link again tricks to make it pick it up again?
  • Duck_Puddle
    Duck_Puddle Posts: 3,237 Member
    Check out this link. It explains exactly how Fitbit syncs to mfp and what to expect.

    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10098937/faq-syncing-logging-food-amp-exercise-calorie-adjustments-activity-levels-accuracy#latest

    You shouldn’t be logging your exercise in mfp at all if your Fitbit records it (sounds like yours does-some older models don’t).

    You’ll never see a workout entry come from Fitbit (it doesn’t send that info).

    ALL of your calories (including your workout) are included in the adjustment (the adjustment has nothing to do with steps at all).

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