07-01-2016 10:06
07-01-2016 10:06
07-09-2016 10:25
07-09-2016 10:25
Hello @KatieBrownBear welcome to the Fitbit Community! 🙂 Fitbit trackers calculate active minutes using metabolic equivalents (METs). METs help measure the energy expenditure of various activities. Because they do so in a comparable way among persons of different weights, METs are widely used as indicators for exercise intensity. Also trackers with heart-rate sensing do a better job of recognizing active minutes for non-step-based activities, such as weight lifting, strenuous yoga, and rowing. If an activity gives you active minutes one day and fewer active minutes the next day, remember that the intensity of exercise is key.
Let me know if you have any question! 😉
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