Tracking while pushing a stroller

[Wharrisko]

What is the best way to track steps when pushing a stroller? My Blaze seems to inconsistently track when I push a stroller. I've tracked using the GPS on my phone but those numbers don't count towards my totals in challenges or 7 day tracking with friends. Pushing the stroller with one hand seems to be the only solution that works, but to me there should be a more realistic solution to this problem.

[bbarrera]

try putting your blaze in pocket

[WendyB]

When holding on to somethimg it will not count steps. Do what @bbarrera said

[APENNELL0801]

Ya when I go into a grocery store I put mine in my pocket.

[FerdinandFitbit]

Hey @Wharrisko, welcome to the Community! 🙂

If you're doing something like pushing a stroller or shopping cart, your wrist-based tracker will count your steps but the total may be slightly lower than usual so it's a good idea to follow @APENNELL0801 @WendyB @bbarrera suggestions of putting it in your pocket to get more credit for that activity.

[Vampyjillian]

So I push a cart all around the hospital and put in in my pocket to get accurate steps, but my question is with the new update is there a better way to track my steps so I can where it on my wrist while pushing a cart? I'd like to utilize the new update but all my fitness is at work. So if it's in my pocket what good is the updated features 😩

[Rich_Laue]

Hello @Vampyjillian this is a rather recent update, I doubt many have had much experience with it, my thought is to be your own detective. Maybe move the tracker a little up the arm or not holding on very tightly. 

[WendyB]

I really think the One is the best model for you. There is a 45 day return policy.

Your job requires you to hold on and steps will never be counted using a wrist model

[Rysingfyre]

Is it possible instead to afix the tracker to your ankle for the sake of heartrate monitoring? Most of my life is carrying children and pushing strollers, so this is a very frustrating problem. I don't like having it loose, that was the purpose of buying something that could be fastened to my wrist like a watch -- so I did not have yet another thing to babysit. The primary purpose however, was to be able to simultaneously keep records of and track my heartrate as I pursue my weightloss and health goals. I'm my mind, this is a huge oversight on fitbit's end regarding people who are full-time caretakers. Purchasing the blaze was a significant investment in doing something to take care of myself. They should be upfront that tracking information will be inaccurate if the user is engaged in very typical activities of caring for children, disabled individuals or the elderly. People who are engaged in such activities often need the support of a tracker to maintain their own health the most, and this is an incredibly disappointing discovery to make on the tail end of such a significant purchase.