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snow shoveling not counted as activity

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‎02-20-2019 13:56

‎02-20-2019 13:56

Hi I just spent a half hour shoveling 200 feet of sidewalk. No activity was recorded. Is there a fix for this? I'll do some walking to hit my exercise goal for the day but I was really surprised by this bug.

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‎02-20-2019 20:28

‎02-20-2019 20:28

Welcome to the forums!

 

It really is not step based. I would use the blaze exercise screen and use Workout mode. Then set up a custom activity on your Exercise tab called snow shoveling. Once it sync you can rename it.

 

The manual is here and can help a lot

 

https://staticcs.fitbit.com/content/assets/help/manuals/manual_blaze_en_US.pdf

 

Hope to see you around!

 

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Wendy | CA | Moto G6 Android

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‎02-20-2019 20:28

‎02-20-2019 20:28

Welcome to the forums!

 

It really is not step based. I would use the blaze exercise screen and use Workout mode. Then set up a custom activity on your Exercise tab called snow shoveling. Once it sync you can rename it.

 

The manual is here and can help a lot

 

https://staticcs.fitbit.com/content/assets/help/manuals/manual_blaze_en_US.pdf

 

Hope to see you around!

 

Community Council Member

Wendy | CA | Moto G6 Android

Want to discuss ways to increase your activity? Visit the Lifestyle Forum

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‎02-02-2021 07:38

In response to WendyB

‎02-02-2021 07:38

Even though it’s not stepped based, snow shoveling should still be an exercise activity option on the fitbit. There are other activities such as weight lifting and stretching that are not stepped based and they are listed as an exercise option on fitbit. You should add it because it is a very good form of exercise that includes cardio and strength training for a total body workout. 

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