Does it matter if you enter body fat into the Fitbit app?

[Finn_Healy]

The question I want the answer to is this:

Does it matter if you enter body fat into the Fitbit app?

When you log weight, do you need to put in a body fat percentage or can you just leave it at zero? Can fit it still accurately record things like cardio fitness level without me putting in my body fat percentage?

[A_Lurker]

@Finn_Healy- You can just enter your weight.  Body fat is optional.

[Dominique]

I assume you have a Charge 2, since it’s the only Fitbit that currently estimates your cardio fitness AFAIK. If so, cardio fitness score (whether expressed as a single number or as a range) does not use body fat, so entering body fat (if/when obtained with a third-party device) is purely optional (as @A_Lurker already said). It can be a good idea to enter it in your Fitbit Dashboard (together with your weight), so you can have a full history and see how it evolves over time.

[Finn_Healy]

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@Dominique wrote:

I assume you have a Charge 2, since it’s the only Fitbit that currently estimates your cardio fitness AFAIK. If so, cardio fitness score (whether expressed as a single number or as a range) does not use body fat, so entering body fat (if/when obtained with a third-party device) is purely optional (as @A_Lurker already said). It can be a good idea to enter it in your Fitbit Dashboard (together with your weight), so you can have a full history and see how it evolves over time.

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Thanks 

[Finn_Healy]

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@A_Lurker wrote:

@Finn_Healy- You can just enter your weight.  Body fat is optional.

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Thanks