Too many steps when I'm on my desk

[rudyten]

WTF!!! is is counting my typing characters on a key board? Am not impressed😨
I set my height (6ft) and my stride (2'7").
Is this common?

Moderator edit: Subject for clarity

[YojanaFitbit]

Nice to see that you're digging into the Fitbit Forums @rudyten, let me give you a warm welcome to our community. Thanks for sharing this information with us.

I'd like to mention that Fitbit devices have a finely-tuned algorithm for step counting. The algorithm is designed to look for intensity and motion patterns that are most indicative of people walking and running. For more information, see How does my Fitbit device count steps?

Please note, when working at a desk, cooking, or performing other activities with arm movements, a device on your wrist may add some steps. When you’re doing activities that involve arm movement such as working or cooking you often walk a few steps in-between stationary periods as well, so the device tries to give you credit for those steps. For most customers, the number of extra steps added by arm-based movement isn’t significant when compared to your overall stats.

It's important to specify whether you wear the device on your dominant or non-dominant wrist during setup, but you can do so on your Fitbit app:

• The dominant wrist setting decreases the sensitivity of step counting and should reduce any over counting of steps when your body is not moving. Your dominant hand is the one you use for writing and eating.
• The non-dominant wrist setting increases the sensitivity of step counting and should reduce any under counting of steps.

If you want to remove the steps from your daily total, manually log the driving activity for the time you were in a vehicle. Find the instructions here: How do I add, edit, or delete Fitbit data and activities

Let me know if you have more questions about this.