Add soccer/football to the exercise shortcuts list

[BeefyClyro]

Hi Guys,

Right now there are only a handful of modes and exercising which is very limited. Putting stuff in generic workout does not provide anywhere near accuarate results. E.g. I could be doing a home workout with pauses between reps and sets or I could be running flat out playing football/soccer .. The results should be very different.

I'd like to see Football/Soccer, Squash, Tennis, Cross country. Skiing and Snow shoeing, Rock Climbing Golf and any others you could add, seriously people love choices and the more the merrier.

Thanks,
Keith

Moderator Edit: Clarified subject and updated label

[AmandyCakes]

Can we please add: 

• Strength Training
• Recumbent Bike
• Treadmill Walk (since the machine does more work for you than an outdoor walk)
• Treadmill Run
• Stationary Bike 
• Cycling

[DavideFitbit]

Hi @AmandyCakes, thanks for taking the time to share your idea in the Community forums, this feature suggestion already exists so I’ve moved your post here as it is not currently planned. 

[awbrown47]

I love my FitBit. I'll start there! It's more accurate than any other that attempts to come close. With that being said, there are 2 things I'd love to see happen. 

1.  I do have a treadmill but I must admit, most of my workouts are Turbo Fire (with Chalene Johnson--I adore her spirit and her workouts; I also do Zumba, and I do them all in the comforts of my home via DVD). However, I don't really have a way to log it as there's only (walking, running, swimming, hiking). While I do, participate in those activities, the main activitiy that I will do at least 6 days per week, will be Turbo Fire. Please please please, if you could add some of the DVD's that are popular, on Beach Body etc...that'd be awesome!

2.  I would love being able to sync/link my sparkpeople app with my fitbit app, as I have alot of recipes within sparkpeople...I prefer to cook over pre-packaged meals. However I don't see how I can add my recipes to my fitbit so I have to find something that is comparative, although I'm not sure how accurate it is. So if one app could "talk to" the other, it would help immensely. I could add all of my foods eaten that day into my sparkpeople and it would automatically sync/upload to my fitbit. 

If these 2 things were done I'd be in HEAVEN! Otherwise, I absolutely love Fitbit! 

[JohnnyRow]

They might not be exactly the ones you want, but are you aware there are about 20 different exercise choices?

See How do I change or reorder the exercises in the Exercise app?

[awbrown47]

Thank you. Yes I'm aware of those. I really want the Chalene Johnson Turbo
Fire though. lol

[awbrown47]

I am aware of those. I just really love the Turbo Fire exercises. They're challenging, the music is amazing, and she's very inspiring. Thanks!

[JohnnyRow]

I guess I misunderstood when you said "there's only (walking, running, swimming, hiking)", and just wanted you to know there are also others.

[awbrown47]

Oh you're fine...btw, the ones that I did see, were only like 9, 10 minutes at most. Are there any for 45/60 minutes long? Maybe I'm looking in the wrong spot! 

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@awbrown47 wrote:

I love my FitBit. I'll start there! It's more accurate than any other that attempts to come close. With that being said, there are 2 things I'd love to see happen. 

1.  I do have a treadmill but I must admit, most of my workouts are Turbo Fire (with Chalene Johnson--I adore her spirit and her workouts; I also do Zumba, and I do them all in the comforts of my home via DVD). However, I don't really have a way to log it as there's only (walking, running, swimming, hiking). While I do, participate in those activities, the main activitiy that I will do at least 6 days per week, will be Turbo Fire. Please please please, if you could add some of the DVD's that are popular, on Beach Body etc...that'd be awesome!

2.  I would love being able to sync/link my sparkpeople app with my fitbit app, as I have alot of recipes within sparkpeople...I prefer to cook over pre-packaged meals. However I don't see how I can add my recipes to my fitbit so I have to find something that is comparative, although I'm not sure how accurate it is. So if one app could "talk to" the other, it would help immensely. I could add all of my foods eaten that day into my sparkpeople and it would automatically sync/upload to my fitbit. 

If these 2 things were done I'd be in HEAVEN! Otherwise, I absolutely love Fitbit! 

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[Ed008]

Hi I'd love a specific mode on my Fitbit Versa when playing football/soccer where I get some more detail about my game... 

Top pace

Distance

Sprints etc...

[LizzyFitbit]

Hi @stanley_smiss and @Ed008, thanks for taking the time to share why you would like to see soccer in the exercise app of your devices. This feature suggestion already exists, so I’ve moved your post here. This is not currently planned at this moment. Learn more about how Fitbit decides what suggestions get released in our FAQs. Hope to see you here again.

[LizzyFitbit]

Hi everyone thanks for sharing this suggestion. This is being discussed although I do not have a firm commitment or timeline at the moment. Do continue to vote for this feature suggestion whilst it’s under consideration. Please note that if something is under consideration and chosen for development, it can be a while until it's released or until I have any news to share. Please watch this space for any updates! Thanks for your patience.

[LizzyFitbit]

Hi @awbrown47. Thanks for sharing those ideas. We wanted to let you know that one of the ideas you recently posted already exist on the Feature Suggestions Board, so I’ve moved your post here. You can keep adding your votes to this suggestion so we can keep tracking this request overtime. This is not currently planned at this moment. Learn more about how Fitbit decides what suggestions get released in our FAQs. I hope to see you around.

About your other suggestion, let us share that there is already a partnership with Sparkspeople so your food information can migrate automatically from Sparkspeople to Fitbit. For more details, I'd recommend to get in touch with them. Hope to see you around.

[OutdoorsGal]

More exercise types such as shovelling, raking, sweeping, vacuuming.

[LizzyFitbit]

Hi @OutdoorsGal. Thanks for taking the time to explain why you would like to see other exercise shortcuts available. This feature suggestion already exists, so I’ve moved your post here. While this isn't currently planned at this moment, we have left voting open so we can keep tracking this request overtime. To learn more about how Fitbit decides which suggestions get developed, visit our FAQs.

[Rackmc]

Under categoize  exercise I need more options. I do not golf I do not hike I do not do interval workouts I do not run I need to be able to use the GPS to start an exercise from the app and be able to go in and change it to ice-skating or outdoor bike please add more options under Categorize exercise choose an activity in the app so that I can accurately Document the Various activities that I do

[YojanaFitbit]

Hi @Rackmc, thanks for taking the time to share why you would like to see this option to log more exercise type. 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

[JSL49]

Not sure why exercise options are so limited, nor the ability to add personal options.  Shoveling snow, cleaning the house, raking the lawn, are but a few.  I would be happy to manually add these items, but that doesn't seem to be an option, while I have seen listed others are also looking for these items.  We're happy to exercise and manually post, just looking for a method to be able to do this,  thanks. 

[YojanaFitbit]

Hi @JSL49! Great suggestion, thanks for sharing your idea. I've moved it into a similar request. You might interested in voting for this other suggestion as well. You can learn more about how Fitbit decides what suggestions get released in our FAQs.

[Wali93]

Soccer is so popular and I'm always playing. The exercises are so limited, soccer would be a great addition that I'm sure many would agree

[EdsonFitbit]

Hi @Wali93, thanks for taking the time to share your feedback about adding soccer as an exercise. This feature suggestion already exists so I’ve moved your post here as it is not currently planned.

[polar_bear]

Soccer should be added to the exercise options. Or a category where I can edit the name.

[DavideFitbit]

Hi @polar_bear! Thank you for taking the time to share your idea about adding Soccer as an exercise option for the Charge 4 and other trackers or smartwatches, this feature suggestion already exists, so I’ve moved your post here as it is currently "Under consideration" . This helps maintain the Community and the Feature Suggestion board more organized.  

Thank  you again for your participation in the Community. 

[Alana42]

I play football and I sometimes monitor my training and games automatically, where the data appears as "sport", however, I don't get distance data, so I often log it using the shortcuts as "run". Currently, there are very few shortcuts available and your GPS is only turned on when using bike, run and walk.

[YojanaFitbit]

Hi @Alana42, thanks for explaining why you would like to have the option for shortcuts on your Fitbit device to track your sports. I've moved it into a similar suggestion which has been updated as "Under Consideration". You can learn more about it here. I hope to see you around.

[AndreasSport]

Dear Fitbit team,

would be great to add additional "Training Logos" in the Mobile App. 

Currently there are only 5 or so available (ie. Walking, Swimming, Cycling, Weight lifting and Sports General). You could add e.g. Golf, Tennis/Squash, Skiing etc

Many thanks