Can I add dance as a workout?

[miiaa]

Is there any way to add dancing as a workout mode? If so, how do I do that?

[AlejandraFitbit]

Hey @miiaa, it's great to see you around.

Regarding your inquiry, no, there isn't any exercise shortcut under "Dancing", but I think it would be a great option to have. Please take a look at the Add Dance or Dancing to excersize list request, vote for it and leave your comment.

In the meantime, remember that you can always create custom activities by doing the following from your computer:

1. Go to http://www.fitbit.com/activities to see your activity log. Start typing in the search box under 'Log Activities".
2. Enter any physical activity you find yourself doing often.
3. After adding the activity, there will be the option to customize the activity via duration, distance (if applicable) start time and calories.

Catch you later. 

[DramaQueenDiva]

I agree with @AlejandraFitbit, I found that out when I had my Flex 1, but once I added it as a customized activity, I was able to track my dance manually.

[miiaa]

Thank you so much for the answer!

If I type in the duration in advance, will it register once I'm in the dance class during that timing i typed in? Or how do I set my fitbit to that dance workout once I'm in the dance studio?

And will it then count the calories I burn so that adds into the workout afterwards?

[AlejandraFitbit]

You are welcome @miiaa and @DramaQueenDiva thanks for stopping by.

My recommendation here is to log this activity after your exercise. You can go dance as you normal do and then you can add this activity by following the instructions I provided before. For more information you can take a look at the help article How do I track my exercise and activities with Fitbit?.

Let me know if you need anything else. 

[DramaQueenDiva]

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@miiaa wrote:

Thank you so much for the answer!

If I type in the duration in advance, will it register once I'm in the dance class during that timing i typed in? Or how do I set my fitbit to that dance workout once I'm in the dance studio?

And will it then count the calories I burn so that adds into the workout afterwards?

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You would need to do it after your dance class.  The article provided by @AlejandraFitbit should provide you with instructions on how to add the workout after.

[Tinymonument]

I’ve gotten some good use out of substituting other exercise shortcuts. “Aerobic exercise” works well for dancing!

[Karo94]

I agree to add dancing to exercise setting. 

I just made a petition to change.com so please vote to get dancing for exercise please.

http://chng.it/Tz6D7XYS

[Kuffs]

I know you wrote this a while ago but I have been trying to put this on my versa too for a week. 

It's absurd that they don't have that on there. People take dance classes or whatever they do dance is definitely a workout. Do they even bother to listen to the customers?

I'm guessing not because you wrote this quite a while back and it's still not on there. I would think what the technology today this would be a very simple thing to do.

[Mstbops]

We need DANCE as a workout option. Why does Dance always get forgotten and overlooked in PE?