Customizable Challenges (like start date, duration etc)

[Cheddarbill]

I would like to be able to set which days I want for a challenge. Not all of my friends work a workweek (Mon-Fri). I would like to be able to make a challenge thats like Thurs-Sun or Mon-Wed-Fri. Or whatever days my friends work during that week. Choose teams and partners.

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[Jaxkc]

More than 10 friends per challenge.
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[myxcursion]

 Any update on when we can have more than 10 people in a challenge?

[Mellorkl]

I agree with all of you! I've gotten so many of my friends and family members to buy a Fitbit that I should really just go work for them. It totally sucks that people either have to be excluded from a challenge or I have to keep up with multiple of the same challenge at one time.

[Rachael1322]

Please allow more than ten people per challenge. I always have to leave people out and I feel bad. Plus more challengers makes it more fun and competitive. A lot of companies like mine also give fitbits to their employees and have competitions, so it is unfortunate I can't be in the same challenge with everyone in my department.

[schiss152]

Same situation I have.

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[Jaxkc]

Why don't you ever answer these questions

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[jsayers1]

I send them question after question about this. I have asked the monitor to respond to our request. The Fitbit users are going to go to THIRD PARTY APPS because of this issue. I have saved every one of your emails about this problem and believe me many people want THIS CHANGED FITBIT!! PLEASE LISTEN TO THE PEOPLE!!!!

[jsayers1]

MONITOR RESPOND TO THIS POST PLEASE!!!!

[schiss152]

It must be very difficult to change the number of people allowed. I haven't looked, but I am curious to know what they are working on. If they say that it is the most popular topics. What was recently done???

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[Bpodolak]

Would like to have more than 10 because we have work challenged among staff and could have up to 30 staff.

[SheenaL]

Please add other challenges besides steps. I ride my bike and do the elliptical and lift weights none of which give me many steps.  I would prefer active minutes or calories burned. 

[Shaquelle]

Would like to add more then 10 people to a community

[SunsetRunner]

I am very surprised that new challenges are not/have not been on the forefront of your design team.  These are the core tools that allow end users to motivate themselves with their family and friends.  Challenges should encompass everything that the Fitbit is capable of tracking, not just exercise performance (step challenges are getting so old, and it's the same ones "Weekend Warrior, Workweek Hustle, Goal Day, Daily Showdown".  Come on guys, get some creativity going here.  If the parameter exists, allow us to create a challenge around it.  Sleep goals, hydration goals, caloric goals, etc... Fitbit is supposed to be about total health, not just performance focused exercises.  

[Thomash]

I also would like the number of users expanded from 10 in the challenges as many in our groups are being omitted.

[Twhennen]

Why can't we have more than 10 in a challenge? Many families and companies I am sure would need that

[gmbmx]

Hello all,

I would like to suggest adding challenge modifications.  So that challenges do not always have to be for steps.  Please allow daily showdowns, workweek husltes and other fitbit challenges to be based on other factors (Distance, Calories, flights climbed).

This change seems simple enought, as steps may be an unfair metric for poeple who may be doing activities that do not log as many steps as walking might (i.e. biking);  If someone were to bike 30 miles, burn 2000 calories, have 6 flights climbed, and only log 1500 steps, that's a little unfair to their step count for the challenge. 

If this update can be made in the app, that would be awsome and a great step forward for the fitbit community.  This is also a great way to even the playing feild, and add some diversity to the app.

Brianstorm:

Perhaps players could vote for what they want the challenge to be for at the begninng. Or each day

distance challenges could include a bike vs. run, so like a daily bike X miles, or run X miles challenge

etc...

Thank you, best regards

gmbmx 

[wenwat64]

Challenges should absolutely be about more than just steps! Would love the calorie burn option!

[gmbmx]

Thanks for reading and sharing your thoughts! I hope we see some of these
changes soon!

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Best Regards,
Gregory Morgan

[AaronMoskowitz]

Could we have other types of challenges? Challenges based on number of floors, active minutes, etc. Also, having a setting for a team competitions would be great. Have a team goal and everyone encourages everyone else instead of taunting each other. The app could add the steps and show the number of steps remaining.

[Angelrocker22]

I love the challenges.! I would love to have more then 5 at a time and be able to add more people

[soung3]

Our family competition has passed the 10 person max and we would also like to participate. I'd vote for a larger number of participants per challenge. It would also be nice if the there was a wawy to set a custom duration length for any challenge.

[BecomeTheBat]

I agree. Or even have multiple levels to the challenges. So someone could one catagories, Steps, floors, active minutes and even most sleep.  lol

Creating depth and encouraging multi-level fitness.

[Sscheid21]

Sara Scheid's profile photo Sara Scheid FitBit Just now So. I emailed fitbit with a new challenge suggestion. They've replied and seem to like the idea. Said to post to the community board. Guessing they want to hear responses from other's. Here's my email. I have a suggestion for a new challenge. Name-power hour Game - starts like any other... At midnight... You can accept and at any point in your 24 hour day you can hit a start button and for 60 minutes exactly your steps are counted. It's a race to get the most active hour in amongst friends. After the time is up it stops the count and announces your total to rank among the other competitors. At midnight... Highest steps in the 1 hour block wins.... Love the fit bit and app... Would love new challenges!!! Sara Scheid I have a suggestion for a new challenge. Name-power hour Game - starts like any other... At midnight... You can accept and at any point in your 24 hour day you can hit a start button and for 60 minutes exactly your steps are counted. It's a race to get the most active hour in amongst friends. After the time is up it stops the count and announces your total to rank among the other competitors. At midnight... Highest steps in the 1 hour block wins.... Love the fit bit and app... Would love new challenges!!! Sara Scheid Shared publicly Add a comment... Loaded.Page loaded.

[BecomeTheBat]

Awesome idea! Hear that Fitbit product development team! We love what you do, keep it up!!!!

[Sscheid21]

I have a suggestion for a new challenge.
Name-power hour
Game - starts like any other... At midnight... You can accept and at any point in your 24 hour day you can hit a start button and for 60 minutes exactly your steps are counted. It's a race to get the most active hour in amongst friends. After the time is up it stops the count and announces your total to rank among the other competitors. At midnight... Highest steps in the 1 hour block wins....
Love the fit bit and app... Would love new challenges!!!
Sara Scheid