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Calories burned accuracy

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‎06-07-2020 06:16 - last edited on ‎06-07-2020 19:47 by Fitbit Moderator

‎06-07-2020 06:16 - last edited on ‎06-07-2020 19:47 by Fitbit Moderator

Why does my fitbit display 65 less calories than my cross trainer.

 

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‎06-07-2020 07:14 - edited ‎06-07-2020 07:16

‎06-07-2020 07:14 - edited ‎06-07-2020 07:16

Cant really say, do both have your gender, weight, age, etc correct? Does the cross trainer read your heart rate? 

How many calories does your cross trainer report? What percentage is the difference?

Is your cross trainer one of the many devices known to add "feel good" calories?

Is it 65 calories out of 100, or out of 1000 on the cross triner?

Please also be aware that every device uses their own logic to calculate calories therefore it is doubtful that 2 units will agree.

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‎06-07-2020 19:50 - last edited on ‎09-10-2025 08:48 by Fitbit Moderator

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‎06-07-2020 19:50 - last edited on ‎09-10-2025 08:48 by Fitbit Moderator

Hi @Arthurcaller, welcome to the Community Forums.

Thanks for bringing this to our attention. The information that was shared by our friend @Rich_Laue is really helpful, that said, please answer the questions that were asked in his post so we can move forward. To add more helpful information about calories burned accuracy, I suggest you to check the information that's specified on our help article: How does my Fitbit device calculate my daily activity?

Looking forward to your reply.  

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