Charge 6 doesn't recognize movement patterns

[RickPrenzl]

Either my Charge 6 isn't working or I'm reading it all wrong.

Between 11.20 am and 13.30, giving changing and showering time within this period, I left home and cycled to the gym, one hour in the gym and then cycled home. This is the approximately what I did during that period:

Cycling to the gym - 20 mins
Elliptical warm-up - 10 mins 
Stair climber machine - 10 mins
Lower body resistance work - 40 mins
Cycle home - 20 mins

So there's 100 mins of physical exertion. The image below is what I found in Wednesday's 'Exercise Days'
Bearing in mind that the exercise period that I'm focusing on is between 11.20 and 13.30, this is what Fitbit Charge 6 recorded....

for example: I started the elliptical warm-up at about 11.51 and it tells me that I was on the outdoor bike for 17 minutes and travelled 0.16 of a kilometers ??!!!
No mention of any other exercise!

Can anyone please enlighten me? Am I doing something wrong or is the Fitbit not picking up anything?

Many thanks. 

 

Moderator edit: clarified subject.

[JuanFitbit · Accepted solution]

@RickPrenzl A warm welcome to the Community! Thank you for your message and the screenshot. 

It seems that the Charge 6 doesn't recognize your movement patterns yet. 
That's why it recognizes other activities as if it were something else. ( eg. elliptical as biking.)

I would suggest, for the few firsts days, to start and end the activities by your self in the Charge 6, so that it "learns" your movement patterns for the different activities, so that it can recognize them  correctly. 
Keep in mind, that when using SmartTrack (automatic  recognition) you 'll need a minimum time in the activity , so that it gets recognized. 
How to change the "starting times" please have a look at this: What is automatic activity detection

[RickPrenzl]

Thanks for the fast reply..

So, should I manually start each activity on the Fitbit to try and train it to recognise each activity that I'm doing? ... but then I have to remember to turn it off. 
Also, not all exercises let you turn them on manually, so I've discovered. Thanks..

[JuanFitbit]

@RickPrenzl Thank you for your reply! 

Yes, for the first times it's recomendable to start and end the activity manually. So that the Charge 6 "knows"your movement pattern. 
There is also a feature (Autostart/Autostop) that will recognize your activity and remind you to start/ end it, so that you are aware of this. 
After a few times starting the activity manually, the Charge 6 should recognize your movement and with that autorecognize the activity.

What activities cannot be turned on manually?

[RickPrenzl]

They can all be turned on manually. I have just checked. Thanks for your help. 🙃

[JuanFitbit]

@RickPrenzl Thank you for your reply and confirmation. 

I'm glad to read that all the activities can be started manually. 

Wish you a lot of fun with the Charge 6.