Fitbit Flex Step Count Off?

[element]

When I first got my flex, I wear it on my left hand. I type all day pretty much for a living and move papers etc, desk work. Now I noticed when I was sitting there I was getting hundreds of extra steps. So I tried changing the settings to Dominant vs Non-, now I'm still getting extra steps, except not as many... So you figure if I do 10k steps a day, what if its really only like 7-8k? Any suggestions

[Kat_63]

I don't know about that but I have noticed that when I shake something if I don't check sometimes it puts fitbit flex into sleep.  Not good if you notice a couple hours later. Has this happened to anyone else?

[Dominique]

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@Kat_63 wrote:

I don't know about that but I have noticed that when I shake something if I don't check sometimes it puts fitbit flex into sleep.  Not good if you notice a couple hours later. Has this happened to anyone else?

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No personal experience with the Flex, but I think you should be able to delete the "fake sleep" afterwards, via your Dashboard. It's some hassle, but not the end of the world.

[Dominique]

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@element wrote:

When I first got my flex, I wear it on my left hand. I type all day pretty much for a living and move papers etc, desk work. Now I noticed when I was sitting there I was getting hundreds of extra steps. So I tried changing the settings to Dominant vs Non-, now I'm still getting extra steps, except not as many... So you figure if I do 10k steps a day, what if its really only like 7-8k? Any suggestions

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If you think "fake activity" may amount to 2-3k steps in average, just set your daily goal to 2-3k higher.

But first, you may want to assess the real extent of the "fake activity". As you are in your typical desk work with typing, moving papers etc., make a note of your current step count. Then check again your step count half-an-hour later (or whatever time you spend seated at your desk without moving from it). Extrapolate from that the total extra steps you're going to get for the entire workday.