About: Community Ranks

[FitbitCommunity]

What does it mean to be a Jogger, Hill Runner, or 5K Racer anyway?
Your rank is an indication of your involvement in the Fitbit Community. If you continually visit the forums, your rank will change to reflect the time you've spent here. By posting and contributing to discussions, you may progress even further through the rank structure and unlock additional account priveleges. 

Your Rank title is displayed beneath your profile picture and Community name. 

List of ranks in the Fitbit Community

First Steps

Stepping Up

Keeping Pace

Walker

Powerwalker

Distance Walker

Tireless Walker

World Walker

Jogger

Recovery Runner

Base Runner

Runner

Strider

Tempo Runner

Hill Runner

Sprinter

Progression Runner

Pace Setter

Distance Runner

Interval Runner

Cross-Country Runner

Veteran Runner

5K Racer

10K Racer

Marathon Racer

Ultramarathon Racer

VIP

What determines my rank?

Post count is not the only factor that is included in the rank formula--that would be too simple! In addition to creating content for the Community, you get points when your answers are voted up or accepted as solutions. Voting for other helpful posts and being the first to respond to other member's questions can bring you even closer to achieving your next rank.

How can I rank up?

The easiest way to rank up is to visit often and add value where you can. The rank structure was developed to compliment the wide variety of ways you can engage with your fellow Fitbitters. As a community member, you can vote for the posts you find helpful, post new questions and then identify and approve the solution that helped you most (these are called Accepted Solutions). You can also comment on feature suggestions and start new discussions around topics of interest. It's a combination of these activities that will help you to achieve the next rank. 

Hint: Scroll to the bottom of any community board and click through to posts in the Unanswered Topics section to help new members, rack up more points, and earn yourself a place on the Most Helpful Authors leaderboard!

I skipped a rank, is this normal?
Ranking formulas are calculated using Boolean logic. Your journey through the rank system might not be as straightforward as Jogger > Recovery Runner > Base Runner. You could actually skip from Jogger all the way to Strider if the conditions were right. For example, if you started off taking your First Steps and then posted 10 times, but didn’t receive any votes on those 10 posts until 100 days later, by which time you had posted 20 more times and received 5 Accepted Solutions, you might jump ahead to becoming a Strider even though you’d have skipped a good 3 ranks in the process. 

I don't identify as a runner at all, can I opt out or customize my rank title?

Community ranks are designed as a lighthearted way to encourage engagement and offer other members a little extra insight into your participation here. They are not linked to any individual preference or setting, and it's not possible to opt-out. 

Community ranks and reputation

While ranks can give you a general understanding of how much expertise another member has and how engaged they are in the community, the best way to get to know fellow community members is by striking up a conversation with them! You can also learn more about the other members here by visiting their profile page (to view another member's profile page, click on their community username).

Let us know your favorite rank name in the comments below. If you have a suggestion for another rank title that fits with the walking/running metaphor these are based off of, shout it out!

[Marathonssss]

Ignore the rank and have fun!😎

[Health_4me]

I'm very new and have absolutely no clue as to what the ranks are or what they mean. Any one what to fill me in? Or is there  some place to find this info that I'm not aware of.... as I am, on so many other things I can't find...

Thanks... Looking forward to finding out what each rank is, and what it's for.

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[45marathonsaaa]

You can also find friends from Facebook that have Fitbit. It will tell you if they're active or not. Make friends that way and have weekly or weekend competitions even one on one's. That's what I mean about just have fun!😎

[betpchem]

@Health_4me As you can see from the first post in this thread, community ranks really just tell you who is more active/has been around the community longer. It's just kind of fun, but it does tell you who is a little more experienced than others. You gain rank by posting, having your answers accepted as solutions, getting votes, and in general just being active in the community. 

[SunsetRunner]

Take care of yourself to, don't give up your health goals like wanting  to reach daily steps, taking a bath for your precious body to relax.. or to rest more when your body is asking for.

[Kbrown2930]

Thank you for the clarity

[SunsetRunner]

Nice, I also stepped quick up. The FitBit community is very helpfull when you are looking for answers.

[bestspectre]

community ranks don't help with your fitness so why am I getting so many emails telling me how great it is and how it works? James L. Hatcher

[betpchem]

@bestspectre  I have 2 answers to your question:

1. You are getting emails about this topic probably because you are subscribed to this thread. If you unsubscribe, you will not get any more emails on it. 

2. I think community ranks do help with your fitness because community is part of fitness. Sure, you can get fit on your own, but the group helps with questions, motivation and perserverence. 

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@bestspectre wrote:
community ranks don't help with your fitness so why am I getting so many emails telling me how great it is and how it works? James L. Hatcher

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[BeccaD]

Well, isn't THAT ironic? I just got promoted in the forums ranking due to all the discussions I've been having on the inaccuracy of my Fitbit with others, on the very day I finally gave up on it and returned it to the store. It's possible that Fitbit is putting too much time into making this a social network and not enough time fully developing their product. Shame. The product is a great idea.

[WendyB]

Best of luck to you   @BeccaD

[HelenaFitbit]

Thank you for your participation in the forums @BeccaD!

Please know that we don't want to create frustration in our customers. Fitbit has been designated to provide motivation and help you to reach your daily goals to success.

If you've encountered a problem, please let me know more about this. What are you currently experiencing with your Fitbit or Fitbit account? I will be happy to lend you a hand 

[lidzau]

What is Recovery Runner and why is this on my profiule when I dont run. Walk yes. Cycle yes

[BarbHELLO]

Hi Lidzau, Recovery Runner has nothing to do with you but it does have to do with your "level" of communication usage on this site.  So look through what others have next to their pictures, it's just because they answer and ask questions.

Barbara

[EmersonFitbit]

@BarbHELLO Thanks for the assist!

@lidzau Yep, your 'rank' is associated to your Community profile. Learn more here.

[bestspectre]

You may be correct, for some people that aren’t self motivating. I may be wrong but I signed on the thread to view it when I wanted to see what other may be saying about a topic, not get inundated with self promotions from FitBit. Not usually this blunt but your tone just seemed to bring it out.
James Hatcher
bestspectre@yahoo.com

[betpchem]

@bestspectre I apologize if you did not like my tone. I certainly didn't mean to offend you.

This thread is about community ranks and how to achieve them. I do not see any "self-promotions" in this thread. What are you referring to?

Good for you for being self-motivated. I find the community helps me keep going. It's good that we're all different.

Enjoy your day.

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@bestspectre wrote:
You may be correct, for some people that aren’t self motivating. I may be wrong but I signed on the thread to view it when I wanted to see what other may be saying about a topic, not get inundated with self promotions from FitBit. Not usually this blunt but your tone just seemed to bring it out.
James Hatcher
bestspectre@yahoo.com

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[mcalliej]

I did have a part in this email and do not know what you're talking about, therefore I could not be offended. Someone else made that comment.

[_Louise_]

Hi, here is some feedback on the running names. I think they're great. One of them I don't care for so much is "Recovery Runner". I just don't like the vibes. And what do you know, I went straight to it from Day 2 and have been there ever since!

I'm posting and trying to help people so I'll move to anything else.

Loving Fitbit, it is helping me so much to make the lifestyle changes I needed! 16 days straight making 10K steps!

Louise

[betpchem]

@_Louise_ I agree with you about recovery runner. I'm not even sure what that is. Keep being active on the forums and I'm sure you'll move on soon.

Good job on your 10K record!

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@_Louise_ wrote:

Hi, here is some feedback on the running names. I think they're great. One of them I don't care for so much is "Recovery Runner". I just don't like the vibes. And what do you know, I went straight to it from Day 2 and have been there ever since!

I'm posting and trying to help people so I'll move to anything else.

Loving Fitbit, it is helping me so much to make the lifestyle changes I needed! 16 days straight making 10K steps!

Louise

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