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MFP and logging Vivofit
I can't seem to figure out if I need to log my activity on MFP or should I just let it read steps from Vivofit sync. For example if I run 3 miles do I log activity or just let the vivofit track the steps? I know cycling will need to be added since Vivofit won't get the movement. I'm trying to do this right and not give…
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New Vivofit & MFP user
Hi all, I'm a new Vivofit & MFP user. I hope we can motivate each other to get healthy :drinker:
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Garmin Connect, cycling, running activities, calories, steps
I've been using a fitbit simultaneously with my Garmin Fenix / mio link HRM during cycling and running activities. The activities began their life in Garmin Connect, then got synced to Strava using tapiriik. Strava would then sync to MFP and show as activities with appropriate times and calories. MFP would then sync with…
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Help!
I just got my vivofit 2 days ago and this thing is so confusing. I had everything working perfectly and BAM! It reset my calories to -3 halfway throughout the day. I can't figure out why?? MFP is still reading correctly. Help :(
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Garmin Connect BMR...Is it really my estimated TDEE?
I am thinking that maybe they have their terminology screwed up? Maybe my BRM on Garmin connect is really my TDEE? Garmin BMR: 1862 - Activity is set on 0 MFP BMR: 1556 BMR calc: 1572 MFP Calories Burned From Normal Daily Activity: Sedimentary 1950 Anyone eles? Because no matter what I change in Garmin my Garmin BMR…
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Using my Garmin 910xt with Vivofit
Hi All, I just bought yesterday a vivofit. I have another watch a garmin 910xt GPS. Do I use this together when I run or bike so that my calories will be recorded automatically in MFP? Or do i just take out the Vivofit and plug in manually the exercise here in MFP.
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Returning my Vivofit
I think I am going to return my vivofit. I think it has some great potential but at this point has too many hiccups. I went for a walk the other day and noticed when I got home the red bar was still on. Then I looked at my steps and there was no way it counted them. I have been watching it a bit more closely and I have…
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steps import
Hi So like others the fitbit/mfp integration vs the garmin/mfp integration bugs me. I read on some forum a couple of things - one is to go to fitdatasync to get your activities synced from garmin to fitbit and thus mfp - but it does not import steps. So step to is to manually import steps into fitbit in the activity log…
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Calorie adjustment based on Vivofit data
Hi, I'm still playing around with my new Vivofit and would like to know if my current approach is sound? I wear my Vivofit at all times (incl bed, shower etc) except for when I exercise. MFP estimates that my calories burned during normal activity is 2540, so my approach has been to take this number away from the calories…
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Finally got mine! But need help
Hi! I finally got my vivofit, but I need some help. It didn't come with any instructions. But I went to the website, downloaded the software, setup an account, and synced up and updated, etc. But HOW do I get it to start counting steps??? I've got it on my arm and the time and everything is right, but it never counts any…
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Cause of step count inconsistency
I went for a walk today just using the vivofit (no hrm), I wanted to explore why I was getting the occasional weird step count. I briskly walked 100 steps (counted them in my head) - vivofit read between 60-70 steps (did this numerous times and all readings were between these marks) I ran 100 steps - readings between…
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Can i pair Vivofit and FR310XT to my HRM simultaneously?
Hello, I will receive my Vivofit later today according to FedEx :wink: can't wait!! I have a few questions. Can I pair my heart rate strap to both the vivofit and either my FR310XT or Edge 500 at the same time? Also I currently use the Garmin ANT+ Agent to upload my data to Connect. Will I have to use Garmin Express now?…
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In Praise of the Much Maligned Heart Rate Monitor
I started wearing one because I was so out of shape that a 100 meter trot at a slow pace would put me dangerously over my theoretical heart rate limit. I kept wearing one because it was a great, simple way to get back into shape—jog until I hit my limit; walk until I was 25% under my limit; rinse and repeat as long as I…
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MFP/Garmin Connect Integration
http://www.forbes.com/sites/parmyolson/2014/05/01/myfitnesspal-starts-tracking-steps-to-grow-the-worlds-largest-nutrition-database/ "Many of these free apps, like MyFitnessPal, RunKeeper and Runtastic, cross reference data with one another via open APIs to help them scale up. Over time though, some may choose to stop…
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Questions
Has anyone worked out the formula for the way vivofit calculate the calories? Or even a close guesstimate?
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Just got my Vivofit yesterday, and am loving it
Hey, I just picked up a purple vivofit from the Mountain Equipment Coop (MEC) in Vancouver, Canada, and am finding it to be great... I didn't get one with a HRM, because I used to have a different brand of HRM and found it to be horribly uncomfortable... but this little "watch" is so much cooler than I had expected... and…
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Vivofit with Garmin Fit
Was wondering if anyone with the VF & HRM strap has used it along with the Garmin Fit app? I've use my Timex Run Trainer with my VF all the time now but Verizon finally updated my Samsung S4 and now I have ANT+ capabilities with my phone. I did get Endomondo set up to use the HRM but also saw the Garmin Fit app and dl'd it…
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Best Tracker
Jen0414 asked via MFP mail which of the trackers I have used was the most accurate. This was my reply which I decided to recycle and share with this group: Well . . . that would depend almost entirely on your definition of accuracy. Sleep monitoring? Calorie counting? Step Counting? It also depends on what you do for…
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New Garmin Forerunner 15, gps watch/activity tracker combo
Hmmm, kind of wishing I would have known this was coming out! I just bought the VivoFit a few weeks ago and love it, but at first glance, this would have also been a good purchase. Although my forerunner 610 likely has a lot more features than this lower price point gps watch, and I've already gotten used to wearing my 610…
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How I Set Up My Excel Spreadsheet
Hi all, Thought I'd share how I set up my Excel calorie counting spreadsheet. It's very simple and basic, but I thought this info might be useful for those who don't use Excel all that much. Column A: 1. "DATE" 2. May 1, 2014 3. (and so on). Column B: 1. "Calories Out" 2. 1635 3. (...and so on. I enter this number first…
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Chat
What a beautiful, bright, glorious Sunday morning. Just trying to decide where to take my vivofit to for the day - a walk along the beach, a BBQ at the lookout, a marathon shopping session, maybe a short bike ride (hrm) then a stroll around the local parkland. Anyone else have good plans for the day?