steps

[Yana]

I bought a used fitbit so I have been using a pedometer along with the fitbit to compare the steps.  They do not match at all!  Yesterday I went on a hike of more than 16,000 steps but the fitbit only showed around 4000 steps.  Why is this?

[Odyssey13]

@Yana  Read this article on accuracy of the Flex for more information. click

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[Yana]

I read the article, but I have a zip.  I wear it on my waist facing in.  Is that correct? 

[Odyssey13]

@Yana  Another blurb from an article "We've tuned the accuracy of the Fitbit tracker step counting functionality over hundreds of tests with multiple body types. All Fitbit trackers should be 95-97% accurate for step counting when worn as recommended."

Looks like you're wearing it correctly - here are some diagrams - click

Here is the Zip area for the manual and related articles.