Step counting

[Phyllisk]

 Inspire HR. My new Fitbit  counted 24,623 steps today. My Garmin 16,868.  I know the Garmin is correct.  I have set stride length the same. Any suggestions.  

[YojanaFitbit]

Nice to see you here @Andreselpitufo, welcome! Thanks for letting me know your finding about the accuracy of Fitbit Inspire HR when comparing with other devices. You've done an excellent job checking the stride length in your Fitbit.

You have a valid question there. Fitbit devices have a finely tuned algorithm for step counting. The algorithm is designed to look for intensity and motion patterns that are most indicative of people walking and running. 

You might get a few extra steps from arm swings since your tracker will sense the movements of your hand. So, as a friendly tip I suggest to wear your Inspire HR in your non dominant arm. It's important to specify whether you wear the device on your dominant or non-dominant wrist during setup, but you can do so on your Fitbit app:

• The dominant wrist setting decreases the sensitivity of step counting and should reduce any over counting of steps when your body is not moving. Your dominant hand is the one you use for writing and eating.
• The non-dominant wrist setting increases the sensitivity of step counting and should reduce any under counting of steps.

To start, the Wrist setting is set to non-dominant. Change your wrist setting in the Fitbit app > Account > Inspire HR > Wrist Placement. You can find this information other important facts about Fitbit accuracy here: How accurate are Fitbit devices?

Give it a try and please keep me posted.