Exercise Tracking Only Shows Run, Walk, or Hike

[ReaderRiley]

I would love to track yoga and weights the same way I track a run or elliptical, but I don't see these as an option in the Exercise Tracker. I know they are not auto-recognized. I have added them as exercise shortcuts on the inspire 2, but I'm not sure what that does (nothing so far). I don't see a way to start an exercise on the Inspire 2 itself. Is my only option to add the exercise in retrospect by using log previous? Is there any point to that?

I have to say, the device is pretty cool, but the app is amazingly clunky and unintuitive. 

[JohnnyRow · Accepted solution]

It sounds like you are starting them from your phone.  To use the exercise shortcuts you just added, among 20 possibilities, on Inspire 2 itself, from clock face, scroll up (swipe down) to 'Exercise; tap that, then scroll up or down to see the choices.

[ReaderRiley]

Oh, I see. Thank you!

[tapper524]

Johnny Row correctly identified your problem, except for the fact that they removed Walk from the list of exercises.  Why??  I hate that. From the phone you can select Hike, but from the Inspire 2 the only close option is Run. Overall, I'm really disappointed with this device.  I can't tell if it's even capturing steps.  I walk my dog 2 miles a day, and there are days that my Inspire 2 seem to pick up very few steps.

[JohnnyRow]

No, No, No!  Although it can only show 6 choices on the watch, you can choose which 6, and in what order, from at least 20 choices, including yoga, walk, run weights, elliptical.

See How do I track my workouts with my Fitbit device? 

[Sammyj123]

I have just bought an Inspire 2 and I agree. How do you add other exercises like Yoga and Strength Training?  I don't see the point of adding retrospectively either???

[Sammyj123]

But where do you add the exercises? 

[SunsetRunner]

Hello @Sammyj123 

Open your Fitbit App, tap your profile picture then scroll down and tap Inspire 2 then scroll down and tap exercise shortcuts. Here you will find a list of 7 exercise shortcuts. You can only have 7 showing on this list at one time. If you want to add another exercise you must pick one of the 7 to delete. To do that slide the exercise you want to delete with your finger to the left and a delete pop up will appear. Now since you have 6 exercises you can add a new one (like yoga) So now tap the “+Exercise Shortcut” pick a new exercise and it will automatically be placed in your exercise list making it a total of seven again. 
😃 I hope that makes sense and answers you question

[Sammyj123]

Fab! Thank you