01-07-2021 07:39
01-07-2021 07:39
Sorry if this has been already posted but I searched and couldn't find this item.
I just raked leaves in my small front yard and logged 3.1 miles? How does this happen? Just curious. Thank you!
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01-07-2021 08:10 - edited 01-07-2021 08:10
01-07-2021 08:10 - edited 01-07-2021 08:10
I find I get a lot of steps and miles when I muck out horse stalls. I do not take many steps but I constantly move my rake/fork up and down and shake it, so I put the 'steps' (and associated 'miles') down to the fitbit thinking each arm movement is a step. This is like you get if you shake the fitbit.
I think maybe your leaf raking would have the same effect.
01-07-2021 08:10 - edited 01-07-2021 08:10
01-07-2021 08:10 - edited 01-07-2021 08:10
I find I get a lot of steps and miles when I muck out horse stalls. I do not take many steps but I constantly move my rake/fork up and down and shake it, so I put the 'steps' (and associated 'miles') down to the fitbit thinking each arm movement is a step. This is like you get if you shake the fitbit.
I think maybe your leaf raking would have the same effect.
01-07-2021 08:12
01-07-2021 08:12
Fitb it, being on your wrist, can only infer steps from movement of your arm as in arms swinging while walking. It uses filters to try to prevent recognizing other activities as steps but plenty still get by. Raking leaves is a kind of activity that probably has the same regular arm movements as walking, getting interpreted as steps, leading to distance. Over the course of a day, these are not usually significant, but with some activities, might be.
At least they do not directly affect calories burned as they come from heart rate.
01-07-2021 08:31
01-07-2021 08:31
Makes sense, thank you!
01-07-2021 08:32
01-07-2021 08:32
Thanks, I get it now. Have a great day.