Best Fitbit for seated exercising

[Fantine]

Hello!  I'm interested in getting some ideas as to which FitBit would be best for my situation.  I normally exercise in a seated position due to vertigo issues.  I use a Nu-Step, a recumbent bicycle, and a recumbent elliptical.  I have a Zip which I normally wear in my pocket, but it doesn't record my "steps" on the machines accurately, and it doesn't work at all on the recumbent bike.  Does anybody have any suggestions for me?  Thank you very much.

[WendyB]

Try to put the zip on your sock and see if it will count steps. Or even attach to your shoe somehow

A Lot of people will buy a wrist model and wear it on their ankle for these types of exercises as well

[Baltoscott]

Hi @Fantine. What @WendyB said if you are just trying to up your step count for some reason.

But you might consider another direction.  A Fitbit that measures heart rate would give you a better measure of your efforts for your exercise sessions.  So you might get a Charge 3 or an Inspire HR and use that to start an exercise — spinning or workout or elliptical — when you use your machines.  Although they will not record many if any steps for those periods you can target HR zones, calorie burn and active minutes and work on improving those metrics over time.  

As to step count, it is a better metric for evaluating your change in daily movement over days.  Even runners - or bike commuters like me - get most of their daily steps during the large majority of the 16+ waking hours that are NOT the 15-60 minutes they set aside for aerobic and non-aerobic exercise.

[misskrumms]

I get most of my exercise aqua jogging, and I can't really walk too far because I have foot issues.  

I also have a great pilates video that doesn't require me to stand at all.  The video is hella old but I know most of the routine, so I do it.  

I changed my goals from steps to active minutes - and that what I track through the day instead of steps.