A Baze in a wheelchair

[Belcher47]

Obviously I won't have many steps to track but I do wieght training 3 times a week plus ride a handcycle 10 to 20 miles on the off days. In the winter I bowl and ski plus my wieght traing. Will my wheelchair and handcycle drive this thing crazy?

[SunsetRunner]

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@Belcher47 wrote:

Obviously I won't have many steps to track but I do wieght training 3 times a week plus ride a handcycle 10 to 20 miles on the off days. In the winter I bowl and ski plus my wieght traing. Will my wheelchair and handcycle drive this thing crazy?

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I wish I had a definitive answer, Belcher47.

I know that when I do water aerobics I make a "guesstimate" based on my exertion level and enter the data manually. Perhaps you could do something similar? Certainly distance, for example, would be measurable for some of your activities.

Mostly I just wanted to write to say I found your question - and your commitment - inspirational. So thanks.

[Belcher47]

Thank you for your post, I do try to stay active. I participate in the winter games in Aspen CO. every year and the National Wheelchair Games held in a different start every year year. This year I took the bronze in bowling, weight lifting and gold in handcycle.

[AngelaMa]

Welcome to the Fitbit Community @Belcher47! It's great to have you here 🙂 I'm not sure how the Blaze will work on your daily routine since the tracker is designed to record the step pattern, but if you are wearing your tracker during your workouts you can try to log the activity, you can find several ways to do so on this help article.  And as @SunsetRunner mentioned you are an inspiration to all of us! 

Tag me if you have any questions! 

[SunsetRunner]

I haven't been able to locate this article, Angela.
The link doesn't work, at least not in either of my browsers.
Is this the correct? Can you please confirm?

https://help.fitbit.com/articles/en_US/Help_article/1785

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[WendyB]

@Belcher47 That's awesome! Congrats on getting the Bronze and the gold as well! Woot!

[dthom]

Hi.  Though it is "designed" to track steps, I have noticed that mine actually records some hand movements as well, particularly when I am lifting weights.  It will be interesting to see if yours does as well.

[AngelaMa]

Hello @SunsetRunner that's weird I was able to access the article using the hiperlink on my post and the link on your reply. The name of the article is How do I track my exercise and activities with Fitbit? if you are not able to access try clearing your browser's cache. Or you can try to locate the article on the help section. @dthom the algorithms where designed to look for motion patterns most indicative of people walking. One condition for a motion pattern to be recognized as a step is the motion must be large enough. The algorithm implements this by setting a threshold. If a motion and its subsequent acceleration measurement data meet the threshold, the motion will be counted as a step. If that threshold is not met, the algorithm won’t count the motion as a step.  When working at a desk, cooking, or doing other arm movements, a tracker on your wrist can pick up some extra steps if it thinks you're walking. Many of these situations—such as working or cooking—do include a few steps in-between stationary periods so the tracker tries to give you credit for those steps. @WendyB it's great to see you around! 

Hope this helps! 🙂 

[SunsetRunner]

Thanks, Angela.

Dumping my cache worked a treat; thank you.

Great article. Thanks for following up too.

I sometimes think people on these forums forget the awful lot of things Fitbit gets RIGHT!  🙂

[dthom]

@SunsetRunner No, we haven't forgotten the few things that Fitbit gets right.  I think it is fair to say that some of us just want the specific things that we shelled out $200 or more for to not only work but also work as correctly as possible instead of hit or miss. (A classic example for me is that my Blaze logged in 64 flights of stairs yesterday when I did less than 10 and many of those counts were in the car and no hills).

[AngelaMa]

So nice of you @SunsetRunner! 🙂 It was my pleasure to help you. Don't hesitate to tag me if you have any question. @dthom Your tracker detects floors using an altimeter, which is a sensor that calculates altitude based on atmospheric pressure. Though your tracker is designed to look for pressure changes based on elevation gains, pressure changes due to other causes—such as a gust of wind, a weather change, or opening a door—can occasionally cause your tracker to register an extra floor or two. 

Catch you later!