What's best way to record activities not in the usual list?

[TurtleRocks]

Hello all. I know Fitbit is great at auto detecting some activities and also that there are a number of built in activities I can start with the push of a button on the device. I also know how to log activities after the fact (if I forgot to push that button for instance). I also know about custom activities etc.

But my question is what is the best way to get the most accurate date for those non standard activities that Fitbit does not auto detect or have an option for (yard work, juggling, vigorous pan scrubbing, etc)? 

It seems the options are to:

1. Make a custom activity and log these activities after the fact (but the calorie count is always 0 when I do that so it seems like a not the best solution).

2. Log the activity on the iOS app after the fact as something else "Yoga". This seems to get the calorie count based on my HR. Maybe this method could be done and then change the name to a custom name after (but sometimes it changes the calorie count to 0 when I do this).

3. Click the button on the Fitbit for one of the activities that shows up on the list ("Workout" maybe) and click it again when done. It seems like any activity logged in this way retains the same data regardless of whether it is called Yoga or Workout. But still not sure if the name could be changed to a custom name.

Thanks for your insight.

[WavyDavey]

Hi @TurtleRocks,

Yes, you have the options correct. #3 is what most do--log it as Workout, which is a catch-all category for other activities.If you go into the web dashboard at fitbit.com, you should be able to rename Workout into a custom label of your choosing. So that's cool.

That's the option I do, sometimes. But because, even without the activity logging, active minutes and calories burned are still calculated, I don't bother as often now. I know it will get counted either way. Using Workout is nice because you get the daily exercise credit. Hope this helps.