Cannot enable Exercise Focus without DND

[Avam_L]

The whole point, it would seem, would be to stop notifications while exercising.  Then, when you stop, notifications come back.  But you can't do that.  You have to be in DND, which is pointless, because the idea is when you're "focused" exercising, those notifications turn off...and then automatically when you're done, they come back on.  Why doesn't this logic work this way?

Moderator Edit: Clarified subject

[LizzyFitbit · Accepted solution]

Hi there, @Avam_L. It's good to see you here.

Thanks for taking the time to report this situation, and I'm sorry for the inconvenience this has caused. Currently the Exercise Focus can be activated only if the DND function is turned on. However, our team always appreciates the feedback we received from our members as it helps us to improve our products. With that in mind, I'd encourage you to vote for this idea posted by another member so our developers can keep tracking its demand.

[BeachLoverLife]

I looked all over to turn this feature on, only to come here and find out you can’t on the Fitbit. I love that about the AppleWatch - as soon as I start an exercise, no one but my husband can get through. Once I finish the exercise, they start coming in lol. 

[LizzyFitbit]

Hi there, @BeachLoverLife.

Thanks for your research and honest feedback about our Fitbit devices. I understand how useful it'd be to have the feature you mentioned available, and I'm sorry it's not currently the case.

Our development team is always looking for ways to improve our devices, and the feedback we receive from our members is a big part of the process. For this reason, we recommend sharing this idea in the Product Feedback board. This will allow other community members to support this idea. If you want to learn more about this board, see our FAQs.

[BeachLoverLife]

Excellent! Thank you. 

[LizzyFitbit]

Hi there, @BeachLoverLife.

You're very welcome, I'm glad the suggestion was of help and thanks for the update. I hope to see you soon in the Product Feedback board.

In case you have some spare time, I'd like to invite you to visit our Health & Wellness board where you’ll find great tips and encouragement from other members. Have a good day!