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Iconic not tracking same amount of calories during spinning

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‎03-03-2019 19:15 - last edited on ‎03-04-2019 05:26 by Moderator Alum

‎03-03-2019 19:15 - last edited on ‎03-04-2019 05:26 by Moderator Alum

My calorie burn is 220 calories below my spin bike computer vs my iconic. It doesn’t track spin class well at all!

 

Moderator edit: Updated subject for clarity.

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‎03-04-2019 05:24 - edited ‎03-05-2019 07:54

‎03-04-2019 05:24 - edited ‎03-05-2019 07:54

It's great to see that you've visited the Fitbit Community @kerri5297, welcome! Smiley Very Happy

 

Thank you for sharing your inquiry with us. I'm glad to know that you're using your Ionic to get your daily goals.

 

In my experience when I try to compare my Fitbit with machines on the gym, not always get the same information regarding calories burned, for example spinning, whenever I hold the bars to see my heart rate, it usually shows either a lower or higher number than my Ionic. I think that since your Fitbit is with you throughout the day and PurePulse LED lights detect blood volume changes using finely tuned algorithms to measure heart rate automatically and continuously it won't give the same result than other monitors. Those reading plus the workout information help your Fitbit to come up with the correct amount of calories burned, your Ionic also uses your settings information as your gender, age and weight to determine the correct number.

 

Please make sure you're using "Spinning" workout from your Charge 3 exercise list and follow this wearing tips here in this post. 

 

Hopefully you will get better results. And please come back to tell your experience, it's always nice to know more about our Fitbitters!  Heart

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