Add body measurement feature

[Monique65]

Can you please add a feature to track your body measurements: chest, waist, hips, thigh, and arm? I would like see my progress in inches +/-. When I'm not losing weight, I want to make sure the body inches are still going down. Thanks.

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[YojanaFitbit]

Hi @Claire01985, 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. You can keep adding your votes to this suggestion so we can keep tracking this request overtime. Learn more about how Fitbit decides what suggestions get released in our FAQs. I hope to see you around.

[Taylornicole]

Along with weight, it is important for many people to track their gain/loss/maintenance in body measurements (ie waist, hips, biceps, calves, neck, shoulder-to-shoulder,  thighs etc).

[EdsonFitbit]

Hi @Taylornicole, 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.

[YojanaFitbit]

Hi @HelloSweetie and @SunsetRunner, thanks for taking the time to share why you would like to see this option on the Dashboard. This feature suggestion already exists. 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.

[DPinOz]

Waist circumference is a better metric for tracking health than weight or BMI as these can be affected by skeletal muscle mass. It is easier to track than %body fat (how do you even estimate this?). There is also a lot of medical evidence around this as a simple measure, and many General Physicians (doctors) know what it means with regard to general health. The large Fitbit community would only add to this creating more medical evidence.

It is also a harder metric to achieve than BMI.

Central obesity (waist size) has good correlation with visceral fat (the fat surrounding body organs such as heart and kidneys) and cardiovascular health. The goal is easy to understand for everyone with no tricky calculation;

any measurement over 80cm for women, and 94 cm for men is associated with increased cardiovascular risk (heart attacks and strokes). 

I personally track this every time I weigh myself.

[EdsonFitbit]

Hi @DPinOz, thanks for taking the time to share your feedback about adding waist circumference to weight. This feature suggestion already exists so I’ve moved your post here as it is not currently planned.

[TEH]

It would be nice to track measurements along with weight loss as sometimes you lose inches instead of lbs. 

[YojanaFitbit]

Hi @TEH, thanks for taking the time to share why you would like to see this option on the Fitbit app. 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.

[LizFitbit]

Hi @Monique65 and thanks for sharing this suggestion, which has received votes from other community members. I’m happy to let you know that this suggestion has been picked up internally at Fitbit and is being considered by our team. This suggestion will either remain ‘Under Consideration’ until released, or else move to ‘Not Currently Planned’ if it’s not viable right now. Further updates will be posted here.

Please remember that if a suggestion is chosen for development, it can take some time before updates are available or a release is finalized, so thanks in advance for your patience. To learn more about how Fitbit decides which suggestions get developed, visit our FAQs. Fans can continue to vote for this feature suggestion while it is under consideration.

[jip.balou]

I'm a big fan of the fitbit app but there is one feature that I'm missing. I log my weight but I would also be able to log my measurements (waist or chest for example). Logging measurements would show progress maybe even more than logging weight. 

[LizzyFitbit]

Hi @jip.balou. Thanks for explaining why you'd like to have the option to log more measurements along with your weight. This feature suggestion already exists, so I’ve moved your post here. The status of this request has been updated as "Under Consideration", so don't forget to add your vote to show your support. To learn more about how Fitbit decides which suggestions get developed, visit our FAQs.

[Hsaxe]

I support adding a waist measurement as having frequent access to reliable body fat% measurements is highly uncommon and unaffordable (ie bodpod, I’m highly skeptical of scales that claim this ability). Waist measurement is easy, free, and a great compliment to body weight for monitoring fat loss. 

[Marinia745]

This is an excellent idea and the best suggestion for a feature I've seen yet- it would be So much easier to not get discouraged when the scale numbers aren't going down if you could keep track of waist {and other} body measurements on the app rather than trying to figure it out separately {it gets confusing}. I think it would make a huge and exponentially helpful difference to how our fitness/weight/BMI is tracked, and honestly it would be a lot more accurate. Thank you for considering, I hope this is a feature that gets released soon, I know it would be super helpful for me, and I'm sure a lot of other people could benefit from this as well!

[MCB3001]

I agree, I would also like to have again the possibility to log my measurements for waist and hips. It's a better way to track weigh loss when fat is replaced by muscles (and one has only a normal scale that doesn't measure fat percentage in the body)

It would be great to add Muscle Mass Percentage and Body Mass Index too (MMP, BMI)

[MrsABurg]

This functionality is vital for those of who are working towards fit goals. I'm working off baby weight and adding muscle, so tracking inches is vital.

[Kris85]

could you add an option to log and track your body measurements please? Ie waist and hips

[LizzyFitbit]

Hi @Kris85. Thanks for explaining why you'd like to log and track your body measurements in the Fitbit app with us. This idea was already requested in the Feature Suggestions board, so I’ve moved your post here. The status of this request has been updated as "Under Consideration", so don't forget to add your vote to show your support! To learn more about how Fitbit decides which suggestions get developed, visit our FAQs.

[torodolfo]

Add option fields such as waist, chest, arms, legs etc. - right and left.

[LizzyFitbit]

Hi @torodolfo. Thanks for taking the time to share this suggestion about being able to log your body measurements on the Fitbit app. This idea was already requested in the Feature Suggestions board, so I’ve moved your post here. The status of this request has been updated as "Under Consideration", so don't forget to add your vote to show your support! To learn more about how Fitbit decides which suggestions get developed, visit our FAQs.

[JJDodders]

I'd like to be able to log and track my body measurements (circumference of waist, thighs, biceps, chest, butt, calves, forearms, etc.) in the fitbit app, and take and log progress photos.

[YojanaFitbit]

Hi @JJDodders, thanks for explaining why you would like to have the option to add body measurement feature on the Fitbit app. I've moved it into a similar suggestion which has been updated as "Under Consideration". I hope to see you around.

[Keriellefson]

Fitbit is all about getting fit and tracking your progress what about measurements not just weight? Is there a way to keep track of the "WATCH" measurements
Waist
Arms
Thighs
Chest/ Bust
Hips

[YojanaFitbit]

Hi @Keriellefson, thanks for explaining why you would like to have the option to add body measurement feature. I've moved it into a similar suggestion which has been updated as "Under Consideration". I hope to see you around.

[Radkateford]

Option to input your body measurements alongside weight loss

[blackdiamond99]

I recently bought versa2 as first fitness tracker, I am shocked there is not any body measurement tracking and that it used to exist but was removed a few years ago? Please add this back. Thanks