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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[Pclophus]

Yea, maybe integrate the challenges from the lose it app

[Greenworm]

Our group has the same problem - at least 15 with Fitbits, but split into two groups. Not as much fun when everyone can't see each other. Please figure out a way to expand a challenge to more players.

[Sri-Ram]

My team in the office wants to setup a step challenge over 3 months - as sustained habits bring results. But I am unable to customize the challenges. I echo all comments made above. Thanks for consideration.

[yalloul]

Please remove the 5 challenges maximum because I had 5 challenges this weekend and because it takes 3 days to remove the challenges, I can't have anymore challenge for 3 days...that's sucks... how can we be motivated if I can have any challenge in a day.

[blakedraper]

I'm just adding another voice to the wish to be able to customize challenges. In addition to what has been mentioned, it would be great to be able to issue a challenge to all of the members of a group without being limited to 10 people.

[Fetter]

This should definately be a thing.  I think they should at least triple it.  It's hard having multiple groups just to be able to inlude everyone.  It's ahrd to watch other people and compete properly.

[Marshdweller]

I'd like to suggest challenges based on things other than steps, e.g. calories.

Also, for the Goal Day, if I have a friend whose main goal is calories, and mine is steps, I'd like us to be able to enter the Goal Day challenge on our different goals. At the moment, his seems to switch to steps by default.

[Bauer24]

Some people asking for integration with other companies. Don't realise it's not Fitbit that's holding stuff like that back.

What FitBit could DO better is. Better challenges. The basic 3 (daily goal is pointless) are getting really boring now. Some days I don't even bother putting the surge on. We need community/group challenges. Or even floor challenges.

[Bauer24]

Forget the amount of people!! There needs to be a bigger variety of challenges first. I.e. Community challenges. Where everyone tries to work together to hit a step goal, a daily and a weekly version. Or what about floor challenges?? My surge is getting really boring now. By the way need to get rid of goal day challenge. Pointless.

[jsayers1]

Allow more challenges with2 or 3 on week or weekends it is hard to switch over.

[jsayers1]

Moderator there are a lot of post on the boards for this request on several different levels please see what you can do. Here it is summer and people are out working out at their most. Whether it be adding more people to the challenges and adding more challenges. We want more from you. We love our Fitbit challenges.

[jsayers1]

Moderator there are a lot of post on the boards for this request on several different levels please see what you can do. Here it is summer and people are out working out at their most. Whether it be adding more people to the challenges and adding more challenges. We want more from you. We love our Fitbit challenges. Thanks

[jsayers1]

Moderator there are a lot of post on the boards for this request on several different levels please see what you can do. Here it is summer and people are out working out at their most. Whether it be adding more people to the challenges and adding more challenges. We want more from you. We love our Fitbit challenges. Thanks

[jsayers1]

Moderator there are a lot of post on the boards for this request on several different levels please see what you can do. Here it is summer and people are out working out at their most. Whether it be adding more people to the challenges and adding more challenges. We want more from you. We love our Fitbit challenges. Thanks for listening.

[jsayers1]

Moderator there are a lot of post on the boards for this request on several different levels please see what you can do. Here it is summer and people are out working out at their most. Whether it be adding more people to the challenges and adding more challenges. We want more from you. We love our Fitbit challenges. Thanks

[jsayers1]

Moderator there are a lot of post on the boards for this request on several different levels please see what you can do. Here it is summer and people are out working out at their most. Whether it be adding more people to the challenges and adding more challenges. We want more from you. We love our Fitbit challenges. Thanks for listening

[jsayers1]

Moderator there are a lot of post on the boards for this request on several different levels please see what you can do. Here it is summer and people are out working out at their most. Whether it be adding more people to the challenges and adding more challenges. We want more from you. We love our Fitbit challenges. Thanks.

[MaggieM24]

I love the idea of having challenges with my fitbit friends. I think it is an awesome motivation but I would really love some new challenges. Ones that aren't all about steps, I have a couple runners on my friends list and it's not fun for the ones that don't. However if there was a challenge for active minutes, calories burned or workout time everyone would have a chance to be involved!

[Claudius]

Background:

As a Fitbit noob I kept myself entertained and motivated the first month alternating the workweek and weekend challenges with my friends. I'm looking for a more long term motivation alongside these shorter boosts.

Searching for "Challenge" on this Fitbit ideation section reveals multiple ideas around monthly or 30 days challenges as well as more customization options towards challenge metrics.

Feature Request:

Add Custom Challenge option with a 2-step set up wizard:

1. Pick end date to work towards with a calendar datepicker. Defaults to 30 days and upper limit 90 days to form a reasonable upper limit within human time dimensions
2. Pick fitness metric to compete for during the challenge:
   
   • Steps
   • Flights
   • Activity minutes
   • Distance (To put an end to the endless discussion, whether short-legged friends have an advantage in steps goals 😉 )

The remaining app functionality of leaderboards, chat and notifications would be identical to the existing step challenges respectively adjusted to averages for the chosen fitness metric.

I can see this feature request enhancing long term motivation, team fitness stimuli and app usage.

[pmac35]

Yes please!  I come from a family of 10 kids and we cannot all participate in challenges together with our parents plus significant others.  This really needs to change!

[KristiinaVaab]

Support this idea 100% 

[deakins11]

Please, this would solve developing different types of challenges by Fitbit and make it customizable for the user. 

[JenL11]

Please consider adding "Custom Challenges"!  I echo the sentiments of the others. The Challenge feature is awesome but needs to be expanded beyond the limited choices available.  I'd like to have an ongoing daily challenge, for example, or at the very least be able to set up a challenge for a full week.  Thank you

[denzil]

Apologies if these have been suggested before, but I'd love Challenges to have some element of customisation, namely:

- Customisable start date and duration (e.g. a full month, a weekend, etc.)
- Customisable target metric (e.g. calories burnt, floors climbed, etc.) rather than Steps
- A dashboard for badges on the iPhone app so you can see what you've achieved versus what you've yet to achieve (just grey them out or hide the counts but leave the names to give it some mystery)
- Exercise mode on Charge HR should have a toggle to leave a certain screen active so you can easily look at a goal on the move without the app or re-assigning double-tap, during Challenge mode

[Nhi]

Could you please increase the number of participant can join a challenge from 10 to 20. It's nice to have a bigger group of people in one challenge rather than limiting to 10.

Thanks!