pedometer vs my fitness pal..which one should I believe?

[acbayliss 33]

Hi!!. So, recently I bought a mysync pedometer. It's suppose to keep track of my steps, time I am active, the amount of calories and fat burned. So today I did 84 minutes of exercise. My pedometer says I burnt 341 calories. If I enter 84 minutes on my fitness pal it says I burnt 693 calories.

I am frustrated because this is a difference of 352 calories. I would be fine if the amounts were similar, but that's a large gap. Both go by my current weight.

Any suggestions or advice of which I should go by?

Thanks!.

[drmeow 323]

Personally I don't believe any of those counters are accurate on calorie burning. There are so many variables on how many calories you burn - a 200 lb fat person vs. a 200 lb well-muscled man can have significantly different calorie burns in the same amount of time. Likewise, 84 min of what? 84 min of walking - could be fast walking with arms swinging vs strolling.

I use my Fitbit just to count my active minutes and my steps and let the calories take care of themselves.

[innwtitdtity 57]

Do both devices have the same information on you? Like stated above they need to be comparing the same type of activity for the same type of person to be similar. Good luck.