Ankle question

[Blazerunner71]

I can't wear my blaze at work im in catering and im worried spilling something on it or getting it wet doing dishes is it possible to wear on my ankle

[Rich_Laue]

Questions like this confuse me, I'm here, not there. If you can find a way to attach the Blaze to your ankle then i guess you could wear it.

As for accuracy, it is designed to wear on the wrist, will it be accurate enough? You'll only know if you try. 

[jmattwood]

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@Blazerunner71 wrote:
I can't wear my blaze at work im in catering and im worried spilling something on it or getting it wet doing dishes is it possible to wear on my ankle

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I regularly wear mine around my ankle (prior to fitbit, I would have referred to it as a cankle )

Although the strap doesn't quite reach to buckle it up, I pull my sock up over it and all is fine.

It counts steps accurately, as far as I can tell....however, do I care if it's xx% over or under? No I don't.

[DblGee]

I have a charge that I wear on my ankle everyday and find it to be pretty accurate.  At least I feel like the count is based on actual steps.

[AlejandraFitbit]

Welcome to the Community @Blazerunner71. @Rich_Laue, @jmattwood and @DblGee thanks for stopping by and the suggestions.  I do not recommend wearing the Blaze on your ankle as it was designed and tested to be worn on your wrist. But, if you find it comfortable while wearing on your ankle you can do it. Just keep in mind that you might be able to see some discrepancies on your information.

See you around! 

[DblGee]

Thanks, but I don't wear my Blaze on my ankle, I wear my old Charge on my ankle the Blaze I wear on my wrist.

[Ytsejamr]

I put my blaze in my sock when I'm mowing the lawn and golfing.  Heart rate seems pretty accurate and steps do too.  I just take it right out of the band and put it in my sock.  Works great.  

-BA

[DblGee]

I do find my step count is a little harder with the charge on my ankle but that's okay with me because I figure it is counting actual steps.  I actually like having both devices because if one needs to be charged, I'm still okay and when I get them both back on - sooner or later they seem to combine and it gives me credit lol

[Bunnybear_05 · Accepted solution]

Etsy has a stretchy band for the blaze that would be great for wearing around the ankle if needed (?pushing a shopping cart, stroller etc)

[Lwish]

I wear mine around my ankel and think i get a much more accurate step count

[FerdinandFitbit · Accepted solution]

Hi everyone! Good to see you in the Community! 🙂

Just to clarify, Fitbit trackers have been designed to be worn on your wrist or some of them to be clipped on your clothing. In the case of the Blaze, it was designed specifically for the wrist but if you're able to wear it on your ankle, I don't see any harm on doing this as long as you can keep it safe and don't knock it agains any hard surface that could cause any undesired damage.

If you do wear it on your ankle, let us know the outcome!

[Lwish]

I have been successfully wearing on my ankle and it seems a lot more accurate on my ankle

[DblGee]

I don't wear my Blaze on my ankle.  I wear my old charge on my ankle and the Blaze on my wrist.  I do like wearing it on my ankle.  They are both usually not that far off of each other - though I do think that of the two the ankle count is probably the most accurate.  At least I know it is counting steps as steps and a little harder to get them ...but I have it set that way.

I am not an "OMG it is off by two counts" person.  It keeps me mindful of moving which I think is the whole point.

[robw91]

Have you tried strapping it to your forehead. I found that using black masking tape at taping it onto your forehead is great. heart rate and steps both seem really accurate. Can get a little annoying asking people to read the time off your head but useful for other colleagues if there is no clock nearby. Also if you chose to swim, you can keep your head above water i.e breaststroke and keep it safe. 

Only downside is it looks a little odd! 

Happy stepping 

[DblGee]

ha ha 🙂

[Blazerunner71]

Thanks 
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[Blazerunner71]

Thanks
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[Lwish]

I love wearing it on my ankle, but dont really trust the heart rate there.  The step counts appear to be a lot more accurate.  When I am carrying my computer, pushing a shopping cart, etc, if my arm is not actively moving, it does not appear to capture the steps as well.

Thoughts?

[FerdinandFitbit]

Hi @Lwish. Good to see you in the Community Forums!

Fitbit trackers that are meant to be worn on  the wrist work with algorithms which look for a motion that resembles a person walking. For this reason, when you're pushing a cart or walking but not moving your hands actively, the step count might not be very accurate as when you walk, you normally would swing your arms and this is an indicative of a person walking and the algorithms will read it as such.

For a more accurate step count, be sure to swing your arm in a natural way and you'll notice your steps to be counted better.

Anything else, let me know!

[SunsetRunner]

It's hard to have your arm swing when your pushing a shopping cart or carrying a baby. I find that wearing mine on my ankle while I do certain activities gives me a more accurate step count. As a teacher I spend most of my day carrying papers and books around my classroom. Again my arm isn't swinging.. so I'm walking around my room all day not getting steps counted oven taken to wearing mine on my ankle while teaching and walking a leashed dog and pushing a stroller. I don't think carts in my local grocery store can be pushed with one hand... again it stays on my wrist. maybe when baby grows up I can start wearing it on my wrist again!!!