Fitbit Vera lite counting steps when weight lifting

[Emilymaedixon]

Hi, I’ve just done a stationary at home workout, barely walked between sets yet my Fitbit has counted me doing 1,000 steps? Is this a design flaw with them not accurately counting steps, only taking arm movements? I even had it set on weight lifting thinking it wouldn’t track steps with my arm movement on exercises. Is there any way to resolve this? 

[AlvaroFitbit]

@Emilymaedixon Welcome to the Fitbit Community! Sorry for the delay in my reply.

Let me help you with your Versa lite counting steps when doing weight lifting. Your device will detect the movement on your arm and translate that movement into steps. There are situations in which your arm may move but you won't be actually walking. For example, this may happen when you are playing the drums, burping a baby or clapping. It can also happen while driving. You can negate these steps by logging a driving activity. You can try wearing your device on your non-dominant hand but select that hand as dominant on the device’s settings to make it less sensitive to movement.

Let me know how it goes.