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Calorie Difference between Fitbit and Orange Theory

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‎10-08-2017 16:23 - last edited on ‎11-09-2017 06:26 by Fitbit Moderator

‎10-08-2017 16:23 - last edited on ‎11-09-2017 06:26 by Fitbit Moderator

Hi, I just started wearing a Fitbit.  I do Orange Theory Fitness regularly.  In this class, I wear a heart rate monitor and based on my stats and actual heart rate during the workout, we get a readout of total calories burned.  My calorie burn readout from the class was 595 and for the same time period on the Fitbit it was 278.  Any idea why there would be such a drastic difference?  OTF is a highly regulated with locations all over the world.  THANKS!  Gretchen in Austin, TX

 

 

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‎02-18-2020 06:20

‎02-18-2020 06:20

I have a Versa 2 and I'm wearing a OTF armband monitor and the resultat is almost the same. There's a difference of 35 to 45 calories beetween my versa and the Otf monitor but there's no difference for the heart rate and the time I pass in cardio and maximum zone. 

When i start my workout i'm choosing ''Circuit training'' as an activity and it works really well in my case !!! 

 

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