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Calorie computation

‎07-06-2018 04:37

‎07-06-2018 04:37

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A proper computation of calories burned includes a measure of body temperature.  If my charge 2 is measuring body temperature why not enable display of the instantaneous value?  If body temperature is not being measured then that would explain the inaccuracy in the calories burned measurement.
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‎07-06-2018 05:06

‎07-06-2018 05:06

It's not measuring temperature, and the way it calculates calories is way off... For me, it actually doubles the amount I really burn, and I do not have a faulty unit.

 

I just stopped using the calorie measurement on it, and calculate it myself, by using a standard formula, then regulate it from how my body responds.

Fitbit wants me to eat 4000 calories to reduce weight, while I actually only need 2200... It's 100% useless at tracking calories.

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‎07-14-2018 15:12

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‎07-14-2018 15:12

Yme genus.  If it is not measuring temperature it can not possibly measure calories burned properly!

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