Does anyone else have issues that the fitbit does not seam to track their activity correctly?

[gallyho]

I think my fitbit flex is not correctly tracking my activity. Anyone else have that issue?

[Kapalua]

If you cann give details and be more specific forum members may be able to help you.

[Gary-Ohio]

My biggest problem is I forget to keep it in my pocket as sometimes during the day I change clothes and or don't take it into the gym.  I am not completely sure it is 100% accurate but it is much better than nothing.

I am headed to Colorado for a month of skiing and I am really anxious to see how well it records my activity.

Good Luck/Happy New Year

[dana45]

it seema its not keeping my activity and steps correvtly.. I do a 45 min eliptacal work out and it says i has 29 min activity.. I also do weight work out for about 30 min... the steps are no where near what the excercise michine says...

[Heybales]

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@dana45 wrote:

it seema its not keeping my activity and steps correvtly.. I do a 45 min eliptacal work out and it says i has 29 min activity.. I also do weight work out for about 30 min... the steps are no where near what the excercise michine says...

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That's because they aren't steps. Look at the motion.

Now, certain incline, certain resistance, you bouncing right, it would likely count each "step" as a step.

But there-in is your next problem - the formula for getting calorie count from those steps, which determines the active and very active levels - is based on walking and running, which this is of course not either one.

So your calorie count is incorrect even if you could get it to see all the non-"steps" as steps.

Hence the requirement to log all non-step based activity manually, swimming would hopefully stand out, lifting, rowing, biking, elliptical, ect.