How Fitbod Calculates Calories Burned

Table of Contents

Introduction

iOS

Android

Introduction

Fitbod calculates calories burned based on the volume of weight lifted during a workout and the duration of the workout. Additionally, Fitbod uses your Weight, Height, Gender, and Age to further refine and improve the calories burned estimation. For iOS users, if you're using an Apple Watch as well, Fitbod will read in heart rate to factor into the calorie calculation.

Weight is a required entry for Calories Burned to be estimated. Input your weight by either connecting Apple Health (for iOS) within the Fitbod app (this will use your height and weight data from Apple Health) or input your weight manually (for Android). Instructions for both can be found below.

iOS

Connect to Apple Health

1. Open the Fitbod app
2. Log tab
3. Settings (top right corner)
4. Connected Apps
5. Apple Health
6. Select the option to Sync

Important note:

***You must have Fitbod Read permissions turned ON in Apple Health. To view this setting, please use the following steps:

1. Open Apple Health
2. Select your profile (top right)
3. Apps (under the Privacy section)
4. Fitbod
5. Date of Birth, Height, Sex, and Weight under the Read Data section should be toggled ON

Manually Enter your Body Profile Stats

1. Open the Fitbod app
2. Log tab
3. Settings (top right)
4. Body Profile (under the ABOUT YOU section)
5. Manually enter your body profile stats

Important note:

***If you have Apple Health synced with Height and Weight permissions turned ON, this data will automatically be filled in for you.

Android

Manually Enter your Body Profile Stats

1. Open the Fitbod app
2. Log tab
3. Settings (top right)
4. Body Profile (under the ABOUT YOU section)
5. Manually enter your body profile stats