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Tracking kayaking

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‎08-16-2022 07:48 - last edited on ‎12-18-2022 17:25 by Fitbit Moderator

‎08-16-2022 07:48 - last edited on ‎12-18-2022 17:25 by Fitbit Moderator

Any suggestions on what exercise I could use to track my kayaking? Would I use swimming?
 I find the same issue in the winter to track snowshoeing & cross country skiing.

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‎08-16-2022 09:20

‎08-16-2022 09:20

Hello @LynneCC and welcome to the Community.  The correct choice for kayaking is Outdoor Workout.  It's designed for non-step based activities like kayaking and downhill skiing.  There is a design error that makes it confusing -- Fitbit put the same icon on Outdoor Workout as it did for Interval workout.  BTW, the Charge 4 icon for Outdoor Workout  is a figure in a kayak. Fitbit treats this shortcut like Bike and Swim.  Distance doesn't get added to your daily distance total -- Fitbit only uses step based activity for daily distance total.  So don't use Outdoor Workout for your snowshoeing or cross country skiing.  I use Hike when I snowshoe.  I don't cross country ski, so I haven't been faced with that choice.  I would probably use Hike for that, too.

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‎08-16-2022 12:09

In response to LZeeW

‎08-16-2022 12:09

Thanks that’s great info

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