What do I do about CrossFit? I train hard & FitBit isn't giving much cred.

[AJ_CF]

What do I do about CrossFit?  I train hard & FitBit isn't giving much cred.

[BriendaScreid]

I want to know this also

[vinlop]

You should take off your fitbit during crossfit activity and log it manually.  Here is a good link to calculate your calories burned:  http://www.fitclick.com/calories_burned?srch=Crossfit

Enjoy!

[Tintin]

I wear my Fitbit and heart rate monitor everytime I workout.  Although Fitbit doesn't recognize any of the lifts because they aren't steps, it still measures calorie burn.  I manually log the calorie burn based on my heart rate monitor reading.

[TandemWalker]

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@Tintin wrote:

I wear my Fitbit and heart rate monitor everytime I workout.  Although Fitbit doesn't recognize any of the lifts because they aren't steps, it still measures calorie burn.  I manually log the calorie burn based on my heart rate monitor reading.

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Yes, but in doing so, your caloric burn for workout gets split between what you already earned via steps automatically recorded by your One tracker; and the exercise per se. Personally, I prefer NOT to wear my One for all gym equipment workout, so that I can track the true caloric burn value of my workouts on each machine and track my improfement over time. Moreover, by not wearing my One, I avoid distorting my steps stats for true daily steps, walk and walk/jog inteval workouts, all of which make up a fair chunk of my daily exercise regimen - so it's important to me to maintain the integrity of my step stats.

[graciado]

I also take my FitBit off during gym workouts. I think that the few steps I 'miss out on' when I'm moving between equipment, etc., is balanced out by the false positives I miss and would otherwise be 'double counting' (e.g. when I manually record lunges or yoga workouts). 

[slysam]

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@TandemWalker wrote:

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@Tintin wrote:

I wear my Fitbit and heart rate monitor everytime I workout.  Although Fitbit doesn't recognize any of the lifts because they aren't steps, it still measures calorie burn.  I manually log the calorie burn based on my heart rate monitor reading.

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Yes, but in doing so, your caloric burn for workout gets split between what you already earned via steps automatically recorded by your One tracker; and the exercise per se.

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I am not sure what you mean... Just to clarify, If you log an activity it overwrites what fitbit would have estimated whether you were wearing the Fitbit or not. I've always worn my fitbit and heart rate monitor together and it does not split the difference. Logging an activity can increase, decrease or keep the calorie burn the same depending on whether what I logged was more, less or the same as what fitbit would have credited anyway. If logging makes little or no difference, it is because what I logged was pretty much the same as what fitbit would have credited anyway.  It does replace calorie burn, but it keeps the steps intact (for most activities). Where it gets weird is if you log walking or running with a distance... Then it will overwrite Fitbit's steps with a new estimate. I believe the estimate is based on the distance logged and the stride lenght setting. I don't like it when it does this since Fitbit counted the steps fine (usually) and a lot of challenges do not use logged steps so that is one of a couple reasons I prefer not to log walking or running (usually). You can log walking or running without a distance to just overwrite the calorie burn though. The main reasons to wear both together are if you want to compare what fitbit would have credited you with to your HRM (usefull to know in case you forget you HRM or something) or if you want it to count steps during your activity. For example, when I do weights, I sometimes walk around during the rests so I would like those steps factored into my daily total. The mean reasons to not wear the fitbit are if you are afraid of losing or damaging it (I don't wear my One in the pool since it isn't waterproof) or if you want your step count to be your non-exercise activity. 

[TandemWalker]

@slysam-"I am not sure what you mean... Just to clarify, If you log an activity it overwrites what fitbit would have estimated whether you were wearing the Fitbit or not. "

You're absolutely right, my bad. I was of the mindset of logging a manual activity from the drop down list of activities, in which case the activity per se would not get the full credit, but part of the burn would already have been allocated from steps recorded by the tracker. Got it !

[tracyscruggs]

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