Is there a bug in the calories burned programme?

[diesel]

Is there something I can do to improve the calories burned function on my zip?

So far to day I have done 11,162 steps and burned 263 calories.

However yesterday I only did 6,667 steps and the calories burned shows 284.

How on earth can it be more than today when Ive almost doubled the steps?

That made me go and look, so I have pulled some stats...

4,976 steps / 262 cals

16,467s / 366c

14,554s / 348c

3,517s / 256c

11,838s / 328c

This looks pretty dodgy and I'd really like to have some confidence in the calories burned reporting.

[SteveH · Accepted solution]

Is 263 your total calories for today or just the calories above BMR?

If it's the total then there's something seriously wrong as most people will burn over 1000 a day just sitting on a couch.

I would double check that your profile settings are correct (weight, height etc) as these are key to your calorie calculations:

https://www.fitbit.com/user/profile/edit

[diesel]

Hey thanks for replying...

The calories for today was what is showing on the fitbit.

I don't know whether that is over BMR or not but whichever it is, the reading from the day before will be the same.

And that was MORE calories burned for nearly half the steps. It doesn't make any sense at all.

And to be dumb I don't know what BMR is 🙂

[SteveH]

There's some information on BMR calories in this article which might interest you:

http://help.fitbit.com/articles/en_US/Help_article/How-does-Fitbit-know-how-many-calories-I-ve-burne...

I'm sure your profile is not set up correctly given your numbers. Have a look at your profile settings at https://www.fitbit.com/user/profile/edit

[diesel]

Thnaks Steve.

I have read the article on BMR.

I have checked my profile - all correct.

I do not log activities other than what the tracker records.

So there is no variable for system to get wrong.

Last night I looked at my tracker it showed 6568 steps and believe it or not 1500 calories burned.

Minutes later it had adjusted itself to 286 calories.

I am certain there is something wrong.