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Step count drops when exercise is added

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‎08-25-2020 14:12 - edited ‎08-26-2020 07:14

‎08-25-2020 14:12 - edited ‎08-26-2020 07:14

Hey,

 

I’ve noticed a couple times that when I’ve gone for a walk, once in a while my Fitbit might not auto recognize it. Then when I’ve entered it in as an exercise manually, it then drops my step count and active minutes. So my step count went from 10,000 to 7,000?!

 

I’m wondering if anyone else has had this issue, or knows why it does this?

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‎08-25-2020 18:15

‎08-25-2020 18:15

If Fitbit auto-recognized a walk, it makes no sense to then also manually log it.

Manually logging a workout overrides data that was actually recorded, based on the parameters you choose when logging it.

Before posting, re-read to see if it would make sense to someone else not looking at your Fitbit or phone.

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‎08-26-2020 07:15

In response to JohnnyRow

‎08-26-2020 07:15

Sorry I had written “now” instead of “not” by accident. Sometimes it does not auto recognize the exercise.

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