Where is the best field to manually enter calories burned ?

[sbnynj]

Where is the best field to manually enter calories burned ?  I take a  one hour spinnng class and the fitbit does not capture all the steps...should I manually enter the info in the steps, calories burned or Very Active minutes log activity screen??  Also should I NOT wear my FitBit when I am doing this activity at all?  Thanks

[LZeeW]

"Spinning" is a choice in the list of common activities on the Log page.  You enter the start and duration times and manually add the calories.

[TandemWalker]

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@sbnynj wrote:

Where is the best field to manually enter calories burned ?  I take a  one hour spinnng class and the fitbit does not capture all the steps...should I manually enter the info in the steps, calories burned or Very Active minutes log activity screen??  Also should I NOT wear my FitBit when I am doing this activity at all?  Thanks

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Hi @sbnynj !

I would not wear the One when doing this activity. If you do, the steps that your One will record will skew your step stats and will compete with your spinning workout for calories burnt; such that when you log your spinning workout, you caloric burn will be allocated between the fictitious steps recorded by the One and the spinning workout per se. Personally, I don't like that, primarily because >50% of my daily activity regimen consists of walk/jog workouts - so to me, safeguarding the integrity of my step stats is important.

Likewise, I also do a fair amount of exercise on the rowing machine and stationary bike. When I look at my historical data for such workouts, I want to see their full value and be able to see my trends over time, a picture that wouldn't be as clear if my caloric burn was split between steps and the workout per se.

My two cents. Have a good day.