Taking weight into account: Does the FitBit take the user's weight into account when calculating calories burned?
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Yes, you add your weight, height, age, and if you know it other factors such as BP and body fat percents. These numbers are used to give an accurate account of what you are burning for your size. One thing you need to do is update it as your weight changes. I find it to be quite good at figuring my daily burn and my calorie needs.
1158226
While the watch can calculate (recorded to be exact) heart rate during any activity (given the HR strap is used), i'm not sure whether the calories burn calculation is accurate. You can check TomTom watch's FAQ or ask the question directly.
2139540
If you connect your HealthKit app and fitbit app both to myfitnesspal, it will sync across. :) just tested
1363748
It does an estimated calorie count based on the amount of steps you take. It won't factor in any other activity.
1002154
It tracks steps but not stairs (like climbed.) For stair climbing you'll want a Fitbit One. Fitbit Flex and Zip will just count those stairs as steps, which means if you are looking for calories burned it may not show as high as you really did since climbing stairs is harder than taking a level step.
676681
Yes! You will be directed to the fitbit website and will see all the same information you would see via phone or ipad. The fitbit is awesome for tracking and giving you the motivation to move!
1482704
It calculates calories based primarily on weight and distance (with an age adjustment, I believe). It uses relatively simple formulas just like a treadmill. That's fine for running and walking. It's not going to do much for you in most other workouts.
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yes it does. it assumes a certain amount of calories burned based on the profile you fill out, i.e. your age, height, weight, whether you are mostly sedentary (have a desk job, etc.), then will add to that amount if you do certain activities, which you can log -- riding a bike for 30 minutes, run on a treadmill, etc. The Zip doesn't track your sleep, but I wear mine anyway at night, and when I get up in the morning, for example, after only a few steps it already had logged 300+ calories burned, so yes, it estimates normal activity throughout the day. If at the end of the day you haven't logged enough steps, though, I believe it will adjust. yes it does. it assumes a certain amount of calories burned based on the profile you fill out, i.e. your age, height, weight, whether you are mostly sedentary (have a desk job, etc.), then will add to that amount if you do certain activities, which you can log -- riding a bike for 30 minutes, run on a treadmill, etc. The Zip doesn't track your sleep, but I wear mine anyway at night, and when I get up in the morning, for example, after only a few steps it already had logged 300+ calories burned, so yes, it estimates normal activity throughout the day. If at the end of the day you haven't... » Read More yes it does. it assumes a certain amount of calories burned based on the profile you fill out, i.e. your age, height, weight, whether you are mostly sedentary (have a desk job, etc.), then will add to that amount if you do certain activities, which you can log -- riding a bike for 30 minutes, run on a treadmill, etc. The Zip doesn't track your sleep, but I wear mine anyway at night, and when I get up in the morning, for example, after only a few steps it already had logged 300+ calories burned, so yes, it estimates normal activity throughout the day. If at the end of the day you haven't logged enough steps, though, I believe it will adjust. « Show Less
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The display screen will count calories, track time on treadmill, and tells you the distance you walked. However, you are not able to enter your weight in and the calories are just a general calories burned opposed to being accurate for your weight. It does have a heart rate monitor built on display. The calories, time and distance will rotate between those numbers instead of having them stationary on the screen. The treadmill has (I think) around 6 different workout settings that are preset. The display screen will also show you what looks like a track and you are able to see how far along you are in the workout etc. Hope this helps!
929077
There are two programmable user settings. If you use one of these, it remembers your weight from you last session. If your weight has changed, you simply enter the new weight before continuing through the menu. Not that cumbersome.
910026
Yes. I would zero it out before I use it (step on it until it lights up, then step back off before it can register your weight). Then step back on, and it should be accurate!
2274154
Yes, but to get accurate reading you must touch the screen during your workout to get precise calorie burn reading.
59515
For each run, it does calculate calories burned. But you cannot keep a running count of the calories.
1768001
These GPS units will still calculate calories burned based off your speed and distance but it is a minimum calories burned based off the information and not accurate.
2099303
In pounds?? No, but there is a conversion chart supplied with the instructions. Just do a little basic math and you're good. As for kCals, after the research I did, I found out there is no real difference between "kCalories" and "Calories" when it comes to weight loss. So just count whatever kCals you've burned as regular calories.
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Hi. The watch tracks your distance and strokes. You program your weight into the watch in setup, and the owners manual says that it uses this information to calculate calories burned based on distance and body weight.
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It let's you input your weight but not your height. I believe there in another model that would more acuratly track calories burned with a heart rate monitor and more personalized information.