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It often has trouble detecting steps when the wrist is held steady pushing a stroller, shopping cart, or holding treadmill hand rail.
You can probably get a better step count putting the tracker in a pocket or somehow clipped to clothing. For some trackers, that loses heart rate but that's not an issue for the Alta.
Before posting, re-read to see if it would make sense to someone else not looking at your Fitbit or phone.
It often has trouble detecting steps when the wrist is held steady pushing a stroller, shopping cart, or holding treadmill hand rail.
You can probably get a better step count putting the tracker in a pocket or somehow clipped to clothing. For some trackers, that loses heart rate but that's not an issue for the Alta.
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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