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‎05-31-2019 14:48

‎05-31-2019 14:48

Ever since I’ve had my Fitbit (since sept 18) I’ve just thought I must be lazier than others. But several times I’m with my family who also gave fitbits on wrists and we are all shopping together or running around setting up for something and I’m as busy or busier than others and my count is 1/2 of theirs. Today my daughter was wearing my husband’s Fitbit and we were at Costco and her steps were easily double mine. I adjusted my stride length (I’m short) but it still seems to be happening. I had an incredibly busy day last week and ended up with only 8000 steps and the rest of my cohorts had 14-16000. 

 

Any thoughts on sensitivities??? 

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‎05-31-2019 15:20

‎05-31-2019 15:20

If you were pushing a shopping cart around, steps might not be detected because the wrist is held steady instead of swinging.

Check the setting for which wrist it is on.  It is less sensitive on dominant wrist to help filter out non-step activities, but I have no idea how much of a difference that makes.

Stride length does not affect number of steps;  it would be used to convert number of steps to distance.

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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‎05-31-2019 16:02

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‎05-31-2019 16:02

I don’t use both hands on the cart for that reason actually. And often this issue isn’t while pushing a cart but just out with friends/family with Fitbits...doing the same things and mine is 1/2 the amount. I have it on non-dominant for wrist. I don’t get it???

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