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calculate your basal metabolic rate (BMR), which helps determine your
estimated calorie expenditure. This information is private unless you go into
your Privacy settings and opt to share age, height, or weight with Fitbit
friends.
Syncing your tracker data to your Fitbit account
Once you've set up and started using Charge HR, you'll need to make sure it
regularly transfers (syncs) its data to Fitbit so you can track your progress, see your
exercise history, earn badges, analyze your sleep logs, and more on your Fitbit
dashboard. A daily sync is recommended but not required.
The Fitbit apps use Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) technology to sync with your Fitbit
tracker. Each time you open the app it will sync if the tracker is nearby, and the app
will also sync periodically throughout the day if you have the all-day sync setting
enabled. If you’re running the Fitbit app on a Windows 10 PC that doesn’t have
Bluetooth, you’ll need to make sure the tracker is connected to the computer.
Fitbit Connect on a Mac® also uses Bluetooth for syncing (if available), otherwise
you’ll need to make sure your wireless sync dongle is plugged into the computer.
You can force Fitbit Connect to sync at any time or it will happen automatically every
15 minutes if:
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The tracker is within 20 feet of your computer.
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The computer is powered on, awake, and connected to the Internet.
