Affects of heat?

[Rb72]

I do not wear my Fitbit while at work due to company rules. I leave it in car. Does the temperature of car affect how Fitbit will calculate how many calories I burned?

[Odyssey13]

Hello and welcome to the forums @Rb72

Since the Fitbit wouldn't be moving, it shouldn't add more burned calories than your sitting on the couch watching a movie.

Keep on stepping!

[kalimm]

The safety instructions do say not to expose your Fitbit product to extremely high or low temperatures. Though I can't seem to find an actual number for what is too hot. It shouldn't affect the number of calories counted but it may damage the hardware.

I think it will depend on where you live and what that temperature typically is during the summer. I live in Kansas and I'd be weary to leave my Fitbit in the car during the day.

[Odyssey13]

@kalimm  the information on the temperature is here - click

Operating Temperature: -4 to 113 degrees F

Non-Operating Temperature: -22 to 140 degrees F

Depends on how hot the interior of the car gets @Rb72

[Rb72]

Thanks for all the replies. I asked because when I usually take it off at 7am it usually shows 500 call and when I leave work, 1100 or so. But yesterday I left work at noon and it already showed 1200 cals.

[Odyssey13]

@Rb72 This article on burned calories may help you. click to read

Depends on how much stepping you did the day before. When I'm more active and burn more, my base line is higher the next day.

See if that helps explain it for you.

[Agkistrodon]

I work as a field biologist in the Mojave desert, in temps reaching 125 at times, and my current Fitbit has survived for over a year and a half.  They're pretty resilient.

[writeon]

I wore my Fitbit Versa in a very hot bath; and now it is not responding at all. 

I've tried to reset it multiple times; and even tried to factory reset it. All to no avail.

Help?