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How do YOU use integration with MFP/Map my Fitness?

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‎06-01-2018 16:05

‎06-01-2018 16:05

So since I got my Fitbit Alta HR last month I had been tracking my exercises in Map My Fitness and having it import that data to Fitbit and using MyFitnessPal's "negative calorie adjustment" to basically work out the differences.

This week I had been testing a few things and noticed that MMF still underestimated my calories burned from my workouts, probably because I'm not willing to pay for their heart rate monitoring.. so I desynced MMF from FitBit, left MFP synced as before, and just started the workout tracking on both Fitbit and MMF seperately. I am happy with the results so far. Now my heart rate is accurately tracked during the workout instead of forced into some inaccurate average (an issue I had been noticing before). But I was wondering if this is the best way to do it and if there is any suggestions that might supply me with more accurate results?

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‎06-02-2018 00:27

‎06-02-2018 00:27

I like to keep things as simple as possible. For me that means logging all my food into MFP and all my activity into fitbit.

 

I'm confused why you are logging activity in both. Is that not what your Alta HR is there for?

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‎06-02-2018 12:37 - edited ‎06-02-2018 12:40

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‎06-02-2018 12:37 - edited ‎06-02-2018 12:40

It is because I like to compete in MapMyFitness competitions. The ones on Fitbit leave a lot to be desired, IMO. Even the ones on MMF are a bit lackluster for my taste, but I do competitions on both. Seeing how I compare to others works as a big motivator for me, as I am competitive by nature. 

For example... I only started working out in April. MMF has a year-long competition that started on January 1st. Since April I have worked my way up to the top 20% in regards to distance and steps in that competition, which has further motivated me. In addition they have monthly competitions and random competitions that aren't necessarily a standard 30 day or 1 year time limit. 

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