Add Snow Shoveling as exercise shortcut

[CBAlexandria]

After spending the last four days shoveling, pushing cars out of snow drifts, etc pre:post snowzillia my FitBit Flex barely made a dent, with a exception of some elevated calories burned. I can tell you I felt physically exhausted each night. Much more so then working out at the gym or walking 6-8 miles. Would love to see some options such heavy snow shoveling be added. I fell strongly that my weekly report will be most inaccurate this week.

Moderator edit: added labels/Title for Clarity

[Catbird114]

Thanks for the support. I’ve been surprised it hadn’t been suggested earlier.

[NHDrjon]

Ain't going to happen.


No I just put in Zumba for about 1/2 the time I spend shoveling.


BTW be c arefl what you wosh for.  They have PiYo and record it as zero
activity and zero calories burnt.  I just record that as Yoga.


I used to get annoyed that it takes four to six tries to get the App to
even open.


No I just realize that the App is useful as a flashlight.


Only consolation is that Misfit is even worse.

[fatboy97]

WHY only on the Ionic???

This should be available through the app.... I can put in that I'm walking, riding a bike, elliptical, riding a motorcycle, racquetball.... WHY not shoveling snow?

[LolaM]

I finally went to MyFitnessPal and hooked it to my Fitbit. They have snow shovelling and it will show up on your Fitbit.

Sent from my iPhone

[fatboy97]

MyFitnessPal is not Fitbit's app, but if that works for you having a different fitness app for your Fitbit product, then good for you.

Personally, my comments are directed to the people that write/program the Fitbit app for my Fitbit.  I just double checked and there is no Shoveling or Snow Shoveling available in the app (at least on Android).

[SantiR]

Hi everyone, thanks for sharing this suggestion. We're always striving to enhance Fitbit products and services, and we appreciate all of the input we receive from our customers. We do not currently have plans to release this feature. You can learn more about how Fitbit decides what suggestions get released in our FAQs located at the top right box of the Feature Suggestions Board screen. For now, we will leave this suggestion open for votes (and closed to comments) so that we can continue to track community demand over time. Thanks for taking the time to share your feedback with us and we will let you know if anything changes.

[jkskillo]

In the winter in Minnesota, show shoveling is a great way to get exercise. It would be good to have that as a trackable exercise.

[Angelalacarte]

Would be nice to have the option to pick Shoveling as an exercise since I spent at least an hr. a day doing so during the winter months sometimes longer than an hr. Would be nice to add it to my fitbit charge 2 as movement.

[Angelalacarte]

Would be nice to have the option to pick Shoveling as an exercise since I spend at least an hr. a day doing so during the winter months sometimes longer than an hr. Would be nice to add it to my fitbit charge 2 as movement.

[Pagina]

Absolutely agree.  This has been suggested so many times in feature suggestions and upvoted many times as well.  Each time Fitbit closes out the string saying they have no intention of adding the feature but will keep monitoring the upvotes to track interest.  For them to have Driving as a trackable exercise but not add Shoveling is utterly ridiculous.  Show some love to the snowy climates, Fitbit!!

[Lambman87]

Users should be able to create and share different activities. I would love to see rock climbing as an option 

[fiinalee]

Shoveling is weight lifting, cardio, endurance with sweating, heart pounding exertion. I’m sure tech group can calculate calories. Thank you. 

[MarcelBK]

Hi @Angelalacarte, thanks for taking the time to share your feedback with us, this feature suggestion already exists so I’ve moved your post here as it is not currently planned.

[NurseKaryn]

Canadian Fitbit wearer here. Could we PLEASE have snow shovelling added to the list of activities to choose from! Anyone who has done it KNOWS what an intense cardiovascular activity it can be.

I would also like to see HIIT added - the calorie burn is much greater than circuit training (which is already an option). 

[DavideFitbit]

Hi @NurseKaryn, thanks for taking the time to share your feedback with us, this feature suggestion already exists so I’ve moved your post here as it is not currently planned. 

[NHRokes]

Please add shoveling snow as an activity/exercise

[NHRokes]

Please add shoveling snow as an activity/exercise

[JujiSmurph]

I really think that "snow shoveling" should be an option to track exercise - that is an extremely strenuous aerobic exercise, if nothing else. My Fitbit only marks it as walking!

[S3sed]

Please add more activities that can be logged to the Fitbit app.

[Drumsong]

Half of the U.S. is in winter snow conditions, yet there is no option for snow shoveling! You have gardening, well this much more strenuous activity is what we all do in the winter! I see this was suggested three years ago, but you’ve closed and locked it. Really? This isn’t an obscure sport. This is what we do all winter in addition to the gym or skiing. Please add it, and yes folks in the north, vote to add this!

[EdsonFitbit]

@Drumsong @S3sed Thank you for your suggestions about adding snow shoveling to the list of activities.

We do not currently have plans to release this feature. You can learn more about how Fitbit decides what suggestions get released in our FAQs located at the top right box of the Feature Suggestions Board screen. For now, we will leave this suggestion open for votes (and closed to comments) so that we can continue to track community demand over time. I moved your suggestions to this thread to maintain this board organized and because it is the same idea.

Thanks for taking the time to share your feedback with us and we will let you know if anything changes.

[Charlorozon]

Can you please add snow shoveling to the activities? I know it already been asked but it was in 2016 so I ask again 🙂 

[YojanaFitbit]

Hi @Charlorozon, thanks for taking the time to share why you would like to see this option on the exercise option. This feature suggestion already exists, so I’ve moved your post here. While we don’t currently have plans to release this feature, we always appreciate the passion and creativity that comes out of this Community. Since we know this idea is important to many of you, we have left voting open to continue tracking interest and will post another update if anything changes. To learn more about how Fitbit decides which suggestions get developed, visit our FAQs.

I hope to see you around.

[MerrieM]

Can you please make snow shovelling and yard work a saved category of activities? So far you only have cleaning

[YojanaFitbit]

Hi @MerrieM, thanks for explaining why you would like to have the option to add Snow Shoveling as an exercise. This feature suggestion already exists, so I've moved it into a similar request. While we don’t currently have plans to release this feature, we always appreciate the passion and creativity that comes out of this Community. Since we know this idea is important to many of you, we have left voting open to continue tracking interest and will post another update if anything changes. To learn more about how Fitbit decides which suggestions get developed, visit our FAQs.

I hope to see you around.