Will fitbit track activity while doing Zumba?

[ImpactforLife]

Just got my fitbit flex today. Was wondering will it track my Zumba activity.

[sienna_lynn]

I also just got a fitbit flex and did Zumba today -- it calculated 6,000 steps!

[MimiB1]

Glad to hear that. I just received my fitbit Zip and will wear it to Zumba

[Wags1715]

I Zumba'd for about 50 min and racked up over 5,000 of my steps for the day.  A very good thing since I have a desk job and don't get too many on a normal day!  I love Zumba and have it for my Wii.

[dasany]

I got my fitbit 2 days ago and it has been tracking my steps, the only thing is tha I'm not sure how accurate it is;)

[Mary]

Walk 100 steps with it on and see how many it counted.  Now you know how accurate it is!  

[Jabrat]

Always get at least 6,000 steps for an hour of Zumba !  Get 6,000 steps when I do walking DVDs too !

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@ImpactforLife wrote:

Just got my fitbit flex today. Was wondering will it track my Zumba activity.

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[Jabrat]

My Fitbit One tracks every imaginable step that I do !  Love, love, love !

[dasany]

Thanks for all the info, sadly it didn't calculate the eliptical:( has that happened to anyone?

[AbbyC]

I have the zip and it does great when I zumba...

[WaltTN]

The Elliptical typically won't track on the Fitbit due to the very low/no impact. 

[Heybales]

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@WaltTN wrote:

The Elliptical typically won't track on the Fitbit due to the very low/no impact. 

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In addition to that fact, even if you could get it to see each step, the formula for calorie burn is still very different as those steps are very different than running steps. Just like spin/bike would be.

You'll have to use database entry, or better the machine readout - but only if you enter in your weight.

So don't just jump on and start moving, get your weight in. If it asks for age, that's for setting the HR zone usually.

[Jabrat]

What Fitbit do you have - my Fitbit One records everything I move to !

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@WaltTN wrote:

The Elliptical typically won't track on the Fitbit due to the very low/no impact. 

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[KukaaKatchou]

I have the fitbit One and it seemed to track well when I was on the eliptical.  I did track it as a separate activity because it takes a ton more effort than just walking.

[WaltTN]

I have a Flex (as does the original poster).  Sometimes the Elliptical is tracked (sort of), but most of the time it's not... so I manually add that activity.

[boobarb]

1. Yes it does!!

[Wags1715]

Mine tracks the elliptical at the Y, but not my cheapo one at home... so I think it depends on the machine.

[josephz2va]

Elliptical and Stairmaster, I try not to hold the Flex arm on the handle bars. It depends on how aggressive you are in motion on the Elliptical if your arms are stationary.

As my legs are strong enough to push the pedals from levels 1-8, I swing my arms freely.

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Zumba related, I tried Zumba Fitness World Tour the other day on XBOX One, but I couldn't master the beginning moves. Though I think I got 200 steps within the first 5 minutes. I'm more of an easy Personal Trainer video like Insanity or Focus T-25.

[dasany]

Thanks, I use my arms or else I'll fall off the elliptical! Lol

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[juliagulia162]

I wonder if you put it on your shoe when you did the elliptical. Movements such as weight lifting that my fitbit does not track, I track with another app. I use Sparkpeole. You could aslo use lose it. You can manually enter the calories the machine told you you burned. If you have it set up to sync with your fitbit it will enter the calories into your daily total 🙂 There is always a way to track it- even if it doesn't register!