Active zone minutes

[LindaMtl]

Is 1000 active zone minutes per day normal? Camping always leads to an increase in active zone minutes, which makes sense. However on my latest trip, I averaged over 1000 active zone minutes daily when my daily average is 135 while my daily camping average is 400. Has anybody experienced such a big jump in active zone minutes? Should I be concerned? 

[RiekoC]

Hello @LindaMtl 

That does sound like a lot of Zone Minutes in a single day.

By any chance, did you look at the Zone Minutes data in the Fitbit app? When you tap on Zone Minutes in the app and swipe up to look at the Your Activities section, it will show you the time periods when you earned Zone Minutes. That should help you identify what you were doing at the time that generated the increased number of Zone Minutes. As you know, you earn 2 Zone Minutes when your heart rate is in the Cardio or Peak zones. 

Let us know what you discover. 

[LindaMtl]

 Thank you. I verified and the time of high activity (primarily in cardio zone) lasted over 8 hours each day during which I was canoeing, hiking with some rest/eating in between. There was also a glitch with my Fitbit. I used outdoor workout for the canoe outing but was never able to stop it. It ran for two days straight til the battery ran out. During that time it registered heart rate but did not provide a sleep score. Does this explain the high data?

[RiekoC]

Hi @LindaMtl 

Oh gracious! I think you're right. Most likely, not being able to stop your outdoor workout/canoe outing cause the abnormally high Active Zone Minutes. It makes sense that your device would still track heart rate, but not sleep since it continued to track your "exercise" for those 2 days. 

I hope everything is back to normal now. 

[LindaMtl]

Thank you. All good now

[RiekoC · Accepted solution]

Thanks for confirming that everything is working normally now. That really was a pretty crazy accumulation of Active Zone Minutes. 

[9v9z9f]

I have the same issue. Also Why do I get high active zone minutes in the morning and night?

[RiekoC]

Hello @9v9z9f 

What does your heart rate graph show during those times? Active Zone Minutes are related to your heart rate zones. So, if your heart rate is high during those times, that would result in high active zone minutes. 

[9v9z9f]

Well for example to answer your question, I got 151 on Monday and it was only 9.34am UK time, not US time.

The other day in the evening was 132 at 21.32pm

And I had today it's been 130 at 10.21am.

[RiekoC]

Hello @9v9z9f 

Thanks for sharing your heart rate details. It does seem that you're seeing a higher heart rate at those times. Have you had a chance to confirm that your heart rate readings were correct?

By any chance, have you restarted your Fitbit device recently? If not, that might be a good start. 

If I come across any additional info on this issue, I'll report back.