fitbit flex vs. traditional pedometer

[keifer]

Just a question - not a complaint......I've had the Flex for about 3 months and really like it.  Last week, as part of a incentive program through work, I got a pedometer.  Tonight the counts are ~3,000 steps off, with the pedometer being higher.  Any thoughts on what may cause this?  Thanks!

[Heybales]

Which one did you count to confirm which is closer to correct?

That free cheap pedometer I got for similar challenge was off by 50%, too low, on manually counted steps.

[Colinm39]

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@keifer wrote:

Just a question - not a complaint......I've had the Flex for about 3 months and really like it.  Last week, as part of a incentive program through work, I got a pedometer.  Tonight the counts are ~3,000 steps off, with the pedometer being higher.  Any thoughts on what may cause this?  Thanks!

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@keiferRead this link about the Flex accuracy, they suggest to put the Fitbit device itself into your pocket. I would be doing the 100 step test and Fitbit expect that to be 95-105 steps on a test.