Functional training. What to do?

[daynegrello13]

Hey
I have been a little problem trying to figure it out how to keep track of my functional training. My FitBit charge 5 does not records the exercise data automaticly, and in the exercises that are already in the watch none of them seems to be compatible. Can anyone help me?
Thanks!

[Julia_G]

Hi, @daynegrello13 , Fitbit allows you to track any exercise you like.  I’m going to explain the steps carefully so it might sound complicated at first, but I promise it isn’t and once you have set it up it takes only a couple of seconds.

Okay, first you have to create a “custom exercise”.  This is the only bit you can’t do in the app.  It needs to be done on the web based dashboard.

if you are logged into the Community, and reading this message, you will see on the top right of your screen, “Dashboard”.  That will take you to your web based account dashboard.  From there click on “Log” and then “Activities”.

When you are on the activities screen, scroll down to the bottom of the page, and at the very bottom right you will see “create custom activity”. Click on that and you will be asked to name your activity.  Yours is “Functional Training”. Just give it a name and save and you’re all done.  That’s the only bit that happens outside the app or your Fitbit itself.

Next, make sure that on your exercise app you have “workout” (you probably will, but if not, and you don’t know how to add it from the app, please post again).

Next time you begin a Functional Training session, on your Charge 5 go to the exercise app and choose “Workout” Start your session as usual and end it when you are done.

The next time you open your app you will find that your “Workout” has synced (if not wait a moment and sync again).  Click on that workout.  If you are using Android click on the pencil icon and if you are on iOS choose “categorise exercise”. In the search box start typing “Functional Training”.  Your custom activity will appear.  Choose and save, and your activity is tracked and you will have a full record with all the data.

Please post again if anything is unclear with as much detail as you can.  

I hope this helps.  Welcome to the forums!