SWIM Calories and Metrics- Problems Solved? Maybe?

[VPrince]

Okay so I've swam with both the Fitbit Flex 2 and the Versa as I have both.  I also had the Garmin Vivofit 3 (which was surprisingly useless) and Moov Now with HR Sweat (which is the best but a hassle to set up every time you swim)

Now in order for you to get the best out of your fitbit during swimming DON'T TURN ON THE SWIM FEATURE ON YOUR WATCH.  It will not monitor your heart rate and in that case might a well use a Flex 2.

Here is what I've noticed is the reason why Fitbit Swim Cals are lower during swimming ....  It doesn't recognize when you're at rest.  That's it.  If the Fitbit recognized when you were at rest and not calculate those calories your calories burned per min would go thru the roof.  

When I swim with my Moov it can tell not only when I'm at Rest but how long I rested. It differentiates between my Swim time and Rest Time.   My Moov swim calories burned are generally 2-3 times more than my Fitbit ONLY because it doesn't calculate my rest time.  That's it.  

An Example.

On Dec 11 in my Moov Now my Details had 2250 Meters Swam,  Elapsed Time 1:34:32 BUT Working Time (swimming) 1:22;52 Calories Burned- 1632

On Dec 12th with my Fitbit Versa 1075 Meters Swam,  Elapsed time of 46 Min  Calories Burned 523.

So I swam half the time half the distance but got a 1/3 of the calorie burn...

The Reason...  Fitbit doesn't recognize rest between laps while swimming.

What I'm going to attempt to do today is HIIT Swim training with my sets then start and stop an exercise on the watch while I rest.   I will do the following:

Let the Auto Recognition pick up the swim.

I will do a 500 Meter Free with a 90 Sec Rest.  I will start any exercise on the watch during that time and then stop it and end when I start my next set of 400 Meters and repeat as I descend down the ladder to a 50 Free.  

Lets keep our fingers crossed but the problem with Fitbit Swim Tracker is it DOES not stop the calorie burned while you're resting.  Moov gives NO Calories while at rest.  Thats the problem other than the SWOLF and other detailed metrics which are missing

[Marrrmaduke]

@VPrince Thank you for sharing this info with us! 👍😊