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How do I add active minutes on my Fitbit app dashboard?

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‎07-30-2023 00:03 - last edited on ‎08-03-2023 03:49 by Fitbit Moderator

‎07-30-2023 00:03 - last edited on ‎08-03-2023 03:49 by Fitbit Moderator

How do I add data on my Charge 5 dashboard...there are three tiles by default (miles, calories, zone minutes) along with the primary goal, in my case steps?  I would like to add active minutes...I much prefer active minutes to Zone Minutes but at the least can live with both of them.  I already lost the floors function with my "upgrade" ... Charge 5 has been a disappointment so far...

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‎07-30-2023 04:18 - edited ‎08-03-2023 04:13

‎07-30-2023 04:18 - edited ‎08-03-2023 04:13

@FCD   It is very disappointing that Fitbit removed the altimeter from the Charge 5.  It's a great motivator for some.  With respect to active minutes and active zone minutes, there is no way to display active minutes on your Charge 5 dashboard.  As a US company, Fitbit uses CDC recommendations in creating activity goals.  The CDC no longer recognizes active minutes as a way to gauge activity.  To be complete, the web dashboard wasn't updated to show active zone minutes.  You can see your active minutes on the web dashboard.

I looked at your public profile and other posts.  I see you upgraded from a Charge 2.  Active minutes and active zone minutes use very different equations to calculate the heart rate zones.  The heart rate threshold to be in the fat burn zone is higher with active zone minutes.

I know this probably won't change your opinion of the Charge 5.  But it is an explanation.

Laurie | Maryland
Sense 2, Luxe, Aria 2 | iOS | Mac OS

Take a look at the Fitbit help site for further assistance and information.

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‎07-30-2023 04:18 - edited ‎08-03-2023 04:13

‎07-30-2023 04:18 - edited ‎08-03-2023 04:13

@FCD   It is very disappointing that Fitbit removed the altimeter from the Charge 5.  It's a great motivator for some.  With respect to active minutes and active zone minutes, there is no way to display active minutes on your Charge 5 dashboard.  As a US company, Fitbit uses CDC recommendations in creating activity goals.  The CDC no longer recognizes active minutes as a way to gauge activity.  To be complete, the web dashboard wasn't updated to show active zone minutes.  You can see your active minutes on the web dashboard.

I looked at your public profile and other posts.  I see you upgraded from a Charge 2.  Active minutes and active zone minutes use very different equations to calculate the heart rate zones.  The heart rate threshold to be in the fat burn zone is higher with active zone minutes.

I know this probably won't change your opinion of the Charge 5.  But it is an explanation.

Laurie | Maryland
Sense 2, Luxe, Aria 2 | iOS | Mac OS

Take a look at the Fitbit help site for further assistance and information.

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‎08-03-2023 00:01

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‎08-03-2023 00:01

@LZeeW thank you for the explanation....I don't necessarily have a poor opinion of the Charge 5, I'm sure I will continue to use it but not always enamored with "new and improved".  

I've seen references to the CDC recommendations before and while I respect the guidance but I also think there is a value to tracking active minutes.  I'm not 22 anymore and can't work out as intensely as I once did, so try to make up for it with additional minutes, albeit not as intensely (i.e. I walk a lot vs running).  I may suggest to FitBit that they potentially expose both metrics, I would like to have both and presume some type of "standard" minutes is a basis for extrapolating the zone minutes.

In any case, thanks for the explanation and best of luck!   

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