The one thing I miss with my Oura Ring is calculating the calorie intake and macros throughout the day. I track my calorie intake with MyFitnessPal but I didn’t find a direct integration with the Oura App. Luckily, I found a way around it.
I know calorie counting is not sustainable long-term, but for people who aren’t genetically blessed with a size 0 body, having this feature in my Oura Ring would be a game changer. If you’re looking to integrate this data with your Oura as well, follow along these steps.
How to Sync Oura Ring With MyFitnessPal on an iPhone?
Unfortunately, even with an iPhone, there is no direct integration, and we needed a mediator app– Apple Health, to play the part.
Let’s Connect Oura to Apple Health
| Data Apple Health Allows Oura to Read | Data Apple Health Allows Oura to Write |
|---|---|
| Date of Birth | Active Energy: Active calories burned, excluding Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) |
| Sex | Workouts • Manual, AAD & Recorded Through Workout Heart Rate. • Workout Active Calories, Distance, Duration (Start and End time), and Type |
| Weight | Resting Energy |
| Workout Routes | Heart rate: in one-minute intervals |
| Workouts • Active Calories • Distance • Duration (Start and End time) • Type | Respiratory Rate: average nighttime respiratory rate |
| Height and Weight | |
| Sleep: Duration, Start & End Time, and Stages | |
| Steps | |
| Mindful Minutes |
1. Open the Oura app and tap the ☰ Hamburger icon.
2. Tap Settings, and then under Data Sharing, tap on Apple Health.
3. Toggle on Connect to Health and Save Mindful Minutes.
4. To adjust data sharing options, tap on Open Health.
5. This will open the Apple Health app. Tap on the profile picture at the upper right corner.
6. Under Privacy > Apps and Services > Oura
7. Toggle On or Off all the metrics you need or don’t need.
At any given point in time, the data shared between the two apps can be adjusted.
Now, Let’s Connect Apple Health to MyFitnessPal
| Data Apple Health Allows MyFitnessPal to Read | Data Apple Health Allows MyFitnessPal to Write |
|---|---|
| Blood Glucose | Calcium |
| Calcium | Carbohydrates |
| Carbohydrates | Dietary Cholesterol |
| Diastolic Blood Pressure | Dietary Energy |
| Dietary Cholesterol | Dietary Sugar |
| Dietary Energy | Fiber |
| Dietary Sugar | Iron |
| Fiber | Monounsaturated Fat |
| Iron | Polyunsaturated Fat |
| Monounsaturated Fat | Potassium |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | Protein |
| Potassium | Saturated Fat |
| Protein | Sodium |
| Saturated Fat | Total Fat |
| Sleep | Vitamin C |
| Sodium | Weight |
| Steps | |
| Systolic Blood Pressure | |
| Total Fat | |
| Vitamin C | |
| Walking + Running Distance | |
| Weight | |
| Workouts |
The integration between Apple Health and MyFitnessPal is automatic; however, to manage metrics shared between the two apps, follow these steps:
1. Tap on the profile icon at the top right corner.
2. Under Privacy, tap on Apps and Services.
3. Select MyFitnessPal from the list of apps.
4. Toggle on all required fields.
That’s it!
How To Sync Oura Ring With MyFitnessPal on an Android Device?
Since there is no direct integration to sync my Oura ring with MyFitnessPal, I had to connect Oura ring to Health Connect (you can also connect it with Google Fit and Strava if you are not a Health Connect user).
First, Let’s Connect Oura to Health Connect
| Data Health Connect Allows Oura to Read | Data Health Connect Allows Oura to Write |
|---|---|
| Active calories burned | Active calories burned |
| Distance | Distance |
| Exercise | Exercise |
| Heart rate | Heart rate |
| Power | Heart rate variability |
| Steps | Height |
| Calories burned | Sleep |
| Steps | |
| Weight |
1. Open the Oura app, tap the ☰ Hamburger icon, and select Settings.
2. Under Data Sharing, tap Health Connect.
3. Tap the Connect button.
4. Toggle on Allow All and then tap on the Allow option.
Now, Let’s Connect My Fitness Pal to Health Connect
| Data Health Connect Allows MyFitnessPal to Read | Data Health Connect Allows MyFitnessPal to Write |
|---|---|
| Blood glucose | Hydration |
| Exercise | Exercise |
| Steps | Nutrition |
| Total calories burned | Total calories burned |
1. On the MyFitnessPal app, tap on the More menu at the bottom right corner > tap on Apps & Devices.
2. Under the Featured section, look for the Health Connect app and tap on the same.
3. Tap on Connect.
4. Toggle on Allow All and then tap Allow, in order to give access to read and write data to Health Connect.
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Wrap Up
I admit merging my Oura data with my calorie tracking and macros via MyFitnessPal has been a dream, but the journey to achieve that dream took far too long. It may seem complicated at first, but if you follow along the steps I took for the same, you’re in for a treat.
Till then, here’s hoping Oura and MyFitnessPal come up with a direct integration for a more seamless user experience.
