Add Interval Training Timer (HIIT) That Buzzes at a Certain Pace

[Lins923]

Hello,
I'm excited about the new products. I am a run/walker, and in training for my recent marathon, a friend had a garmin watch that vibrated at certain intervals. (Ex: if I wanted to have a pace of 3min run/1min walk it would vibrate at those intervals to keep me on track).

Moderator edit: updated title for clarity, merged related suggestions

[mrskcindurj]

Interval options would be awesome.

[holtonma]

My Casio from 1982 had a lap button.  Cmon, Fitbit, this is ridiculous.  I love the watch, minus the omission of this important feature for training/running.  Please add a Lap/Interval timer!

[holtonma]

Seriously considering switching to the Garmin Vivoactive.  It has everything Surge has, but also has Interval/Lap timer.  Anyone serious about running needs this.

https://buy.garmin.com/en-GB/GB/prod538374.html

Wish Fitbit would step up and add this.  People have wanted this (including me) for too long.  Have lost patience with it not being there.  

[AllenHK]

 Interval training is a very common and essential training for running person. It is pity what such feature only available in Charge 2. Strongly wish it would soon available in Blaze. So I can make use of it to do interval trainin to improve my running and sharpen my performance in coming joined HK marathon.

[JimmyBlaze]

Add HIIT please. Until that time what are people tracking it under? I have been using "Circuit Training".

[Cnewkumet]

Yes the blaze offers a lap timer in run mode but it is not the same as an interval timer. If someone has equal sized intervals, but most people don't fit into that camp. So we need an interval timer to be added.

[MickeyCon]

Bud this thread has been going a life time and no one is listening 😩

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[Dania3]

YES!! PLZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ ADDD HIIT!!!!! it is impossible to track this kind of workout!! anybody knows a better way to track it??? circuit training?? it totally sucks that at the end of the workout it says 250 calories burned when it is obviously not the case... plzz add it!

[Webguynz]

Has this feature been added yet?

[SRepnyek]

No. Not been added yet...but they did add to some of their new products.  Myself, I am selling my Blaze to get a Garmin that will do what I need it to do!

[MickeyCon]

Me too ....Back to Garmin

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[geekosphere]

Today Fitbit tweeted about using the interval training on the Charge2 for HIIT

(https://twitter.com/fitbit/status/803629625133985792)

I asked them when they will get it for the Blaze, they responded with a link for this feature request:

https://community.fitbit.com/t5/Feature-Suggestions/Interval-timer-on-Blaze/idi-p/1385123

it only has 22 votes right now, maybe we can get 700+ there??

[BCA2115]

An interval timer option on the fitbit blaze would be a great feature to have. Not only for a runner, but weightlifters and those who do HIIT workouts would find this feature extremley useful. I hope this feature will be included in the next update. 

[Sfb-sfb]

Please add an interval timer for HIIT workouts to the Surge.

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[markp88]

People please vote up this link! https://community.fitbit.com/t5/Feature-Suggestions/Interval-timer-on-Blaze/idi-p/1385123

[Tanaya95]

My mom just got the charge 2 and I noticed she has the interval timer on hers, I would love to have that feature on my blaze, it would be so helpful. 

[Koykka]

This would be good for bootcamp style workouts. 30 seconds pushups *vibrate* 30 seconds crunches *vibrate* etc etc.

[Michele08053]

exactly!  although I don't do bootcamp, I do yoga.  I like the idea of it vibrating so I know to switch poses.

[intervalrunner]

I just bought the Fitbit Blaze a few months ago and am shocked it does not have an interval training option. I am starting as a run/walk coach and hate to have to switch to a Garmin. Why hasn't this option been added as it looks like many Fitbit consumers have been asking for it for a couple years now? 

[JustKristin]

Custom timers of any kind would be great.

[DanaLu]

Since my old Garmin Forerunner is about to die I would love to have the interval option as well on the Blaze. I am also more of a run/walk kind of person and it would really help.

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[MickeyCon]

I've got an old Garmin that I still have to use. This thread has been going on forever but these guys don't listen at all. About to purchase a New Forerunner and sell the Fitbit.

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[Littletonfit]

MickeyCon,  I finally gave up and purchased a Garmin Vivoactive HR.  I have been really impressed with the available options,  you can even design your own exercise widgets.  It does not come preloaded with a HITT type interval timer, but you can download one for free from the Connect IQ store.  I have only had the watch for a week, but already I have been really impressed in the technology leap between it and the Surge.  

Hope this helps, and looking forward to bigger and better trail runs in 2017, Happy New Years.     

[vjgemini]

Please please please add HIIT as an exercise option. I do these 4 times a week on the back of weight training and would like to be able to track it. Tried it under interval training option but the intervals were different to how I was training and said I'd burnt 20 calories, slight understatement there!!! Are these configurable? 

[SunsetRunner]

Beside time interval, please consider to add distance interval too.

For example sometimes i need to run 8x200 meter. Between each runs there are 2 minutes rests.

As sum, for either time and distance interval workouts, it would be great my fitbit surge could alert/notify me by vibration.