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‎04-20-2022 20:04 - last edited on ‎12-18-2022 22:36 by Fitbit Moderator

‎04-20-2022 20:04 - last edited on ‎12-18-2022 22:36 by Fitbit Moderator

With my Alta I achieved 30 to 60 active minutes each day and with my new Inspire 2 I recorded 344 Active Zone Minutes today alone! How is this possible? I feel like AZM are way out of whack or just irrelevant. I don’t know what number to shoot for. I am 70.

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‎04-21-2022 12:32

‎04-21-2022 12:32

Hello @ElinorMay!  I understand why you're perplexed with the "new" Active Zone Minutes.  It sounds like you are an active person, which is amazing!  Basically, AZM now give you double the minutes when your heart rate is in Cardio or Peak zones.  So if you go for a 30 minute walk and you spend 15 minutes in Fat Burn and 15 minutes in Cardio, you're going to actually earn 45 AZM (15 from Fat Burn and 30 from Cardio).  When you're in Cardio or Peak, your body is working harder than it would be in Fat Burn or at rest, so now with Active Zone Minutes, you get "extra credit" for working harder.

 

I hope that explanation helps.  You can also read this article for more information.

 

Happy Stepping!

Heather | Community Council | Eastern Shore, AL
Want to discuss ways to increase your activity? Visit Get Moving in the Lifestyle Discussion Forum.

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‎04-21-2022 12:32

‎04-21-2022 12:32

Hello @ElinorMay!  I understand why you're perplexed with the "new" Active Zone Minutes.  It sounds like you are an active person, which is amazing!  Basically, AZM now give you double the minutes when your heart rate is in Cardio or Peak zones.  So if you go for a 30 minute walk and you spend 15 minutes in Fat Burn and 15 minutes in Cardio, you're going to actually earn 45 AZM (15 from Fat Burn and 30 from Cardio).  When you're in Cardio or Peak, your body is working harder than it would be in Fat Burn or at rest, so now with Active Zone Minutes, you get "extra credit" for working harder.

 

I hope that explanation helps.  You can also read this article for more information.

 

Happy Stepping!

Heather | Community Council | Eastern Shore, AL
Want to discuss ways to increase your activity? Visit Get Moving in the Lifestyle Discussion Forum.
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‎08-06-2022 02:02 - edited ‎08-06-2022 02:04

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‎08-06-2022 02:02 - edited ‎08-06-2022 02:04

I certainly agree that AZM zone minutes seem irrelevant or out of whack. 

 

The other day I spent several hours driving my car (sometimes in heavy traffic) and didn't get to do any exercise at all. And I still got 125 zone minutes that day! (my stress management level was at 77). A few days ago when I had done a real strenuous 30 min exercise with 14 minutes cardio and 7 min peak, I "only" got 86 active zone minutes for that day! (stress management 75).
 
I simply cannot see the point of lumping together heart rate spikes due to stress or excitement with heart rate spikes due to exercise. Especially as the fitbit actually gives me a better stress management level when my heart rate goes up due to stress (driving my car) than when its due to exercise.  With my Charge2 (bless it) I never got active minutes for driving my car!  And this double-counting of minutes due to stress seems utterly ridiculous. 
 
By the way, charge 2 as well as charge 4 rates my cardio fitness as excellent
 
Please give us back the active minutes!!!
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