Nordic Walking - Charge 4 not recognizing it as exercise

[TheBeek]

I have a Charge 4 and have not had major problems with it in the years I have used it.  However, I recently experimented with Nordic walking.  During the learning process when walking at a relatively slow pace, the Charge 4 auto-recognized the exercise as walking.  However, as I increased the pace and speed of walking, it failed to auto-recognize the exercise.  Does anyone know why this is?  Any suggestions?  I tried restarting the Charge 4 and checked settings, but wasn't able to solve the problem so far.

[JuanFitbit]

@TheBeek , Nice to see you around. Thank you for your message. 

Depending on your movement patters the Charge 4 recognizes your activity. As you have taken slow steps as your base line for walking, a more rapid pace, might be recognized as running,, but if the pace is not rapid enough, the tracker might not be sure if you are running or "speed" walking. 

You could start your record using "outdoor workout " from the exercise app on the Charge 4. 

More about this, can be read here: Which workouts can I track in the Exercise app on my Fitbit device?

See you around.

[TheBeek]

The problem I had wasn't that the Fitbit was not recording the exercise (as I don't use the record function), but that the Fitbit phone app wasn't reporting the walk under "Track you Exercise" and on the "Activities" tab on the online app Dashboard. After three days, the phone and online apps spontaneously began reporting the walks. I have no idea why. The problem seems (right now) to have solved itself. But thank you for the suggestions.

[LZeeW]

@JuanFitbit   I need to clarify something for you.  The Outdoor Workout is for non-step based activities like kayaking and downhill skiing.  This is Fitbit's own explanation.

[TheBeek]

Thank you for the clarification.  I have always been curious, though, on HOW Fitbit detects the kinds of exercises.  The example that comes to mind is how the tracker detects the difference between being on a bike vs. being in a car or motor scooter. It's the mystery of technology...

[JuanFitbit]

@LZeeW , Thank you for your clarification. I suggested Outdoor Workout as there seems to be a conflict with the pace registered.

@TheBeek , Thank you for your messages. 

Mostly the difference between a walk, and a hike is the strength your need. A walk is considered to be done on a flat surface (street, park, etc).

A Hike is recognized as you need more strength as you would be walking on uneven paths, trails etc. 

SmartTrack (autorecognize) will recognize your activity depending on your movement patterns. 

Hope this helps