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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[Rae912]

YES! This is the most disappointing thing about the Fitbit. I emailed some suggestions, but was directed to post them here.
Active minutes, flights of stairs, miles biked/ran, logging your daily workouts, meeting calorie goals....
For many people, steps is not the most important stat or the one that best depicts their day.

[ChrisBell]

This has been a problem for a long time, and they don't seem to care, when my Fitbit dies I'll be shopping for another company that cares about their customers

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[Phil_M]

Yes please, if not a complete removal of limits, at least up to 10 or 20, please. Thanks

[Shutts]

Yes - there must be more effective challenges that incorporates all of the
data. It seems so pointless to just count steps. For some walking is an
effective means of exercise but for others their heart rate barely breaks
85 BPM. Heart Rate over 100BPM + Calories Burned = ?

I would also like to see a better way of incorporating sports like indoor
rowing or spin where you don't actually move.

[paulelliott7]

Where is the response from Fitbit?  Other than a link to these community pages.  Seriously.  Say something, yes or no, just something.

[traumadoc2b]

Challenges with fellow FitBit friends are great.  Unfortunately 3 of the only 4 "canned" challenges are based upon step counts.  I want to compete for most flights of stairs. Please add a 'Stairwell Summons'!

[desertstamper]

I think this is a great idea!!

[Jewellkb92]

I'd like stair challenges!!! One day I went 100 floors just to get the badges. It would be more fun to be able to challenge others to get more than just steps

[Shutts]

Great idea! How about distance covered during exercise and outside of
exercise?

[theminders]

How about a weight loss challenge

[Jzerda]

Totally. Found myself working out less so that I could maximize steps to compete in challenges.

[Jzerda]

I like the idea of total active minutes or having fitbit give step credits for activities like biking and swinning

[Jzerda]

Totally agree. Like the idea of active minutes.

[Shutts]

That's what's happening with my friends. Lots of sporadic walking to win a
challenge meanwhile their heart rates never go over 95bpm.... The whole
point we got the fit bits. Some have found they can drink beer and walk at
the same time 😉

[ivan_j2134]

I am a fan of the work week challenge however it gets a bit old just trying to see who can complete the most steps. I have a Charge HR and im a bit dissapointed that there are not any challenges geared towards elevating ur heart rate. Is this something that is being developed? As I've sat an eximined the scales(fat burn, cardio, peak) think it would be a great idea to push eachother to reach those zone goals through a challenge. My friends and I were just talking about it and called it. You've got Heart. .. hopefully something will come soon but i think a lot of user would appreciate this add on.

[ivan_j2134]

I am a fan of the work week challenge however it gets a bit old just trying to see who can complete the most steps. I have a Charge HR and im a bit dissapointed that there are not any challenges geared towards elevating ur heart rate. Is this something that is being developed? As I've sat an eximined the scales(fat burn, cardio, peak) think it would be a great idea to push eachother to reach those zone goals through a challenge. My friends and I were just talking about it and called it. You've got Heart. .. hopefully something will come soon but i think a lot of user would appreciate this add on.

[carolachase]

PLEASE lift the limit of 5 challenges??  And, also, PLEASE allow more than 10 people to join a single challenge!!  I cannot understand why you're limiting fitness??  Thank you.

[Lindamac4554]

Would it be possible to either allow more people to join challenges or have an unlimited amount join? We find that due to the restiction of the amount of people allowed to join that we are cutting most of our friends out of the challenge.

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[Lindamac4554]

I personally like to see how everyone is doing and right now we have to have multiple challenges of the same challenge going on just to allow everyone to get in on it. The downfall of that is your not challenged by the other people because they are in a separate challenge.

[SunsetRunner]

😊

[Elissa]

Yes! There should be challenges for virtually every bit of data fitbit collects, or the ability to create custom challenges.

[Fordyau]

I was thinking the exact same updates and changes to challenges would be awesome and make it more motivating and exciting between friends

[chrismikel88]

Is there any update on this from FitBit - it looks as if this idea has been suggested a while ago and I actually see it as a negative that we don't have this option rather than a positive if it comes!

Please FitBit can you let us know firstly if you will consider adding this option and secondly what kind of timescales you would be looking at?

Thanks,

Chris

[DeeDeeA]

I wholeheartedly agree with both Ladies above. Please remove the restrictions around challenges by allowing more people and one to participate in an unlimited amount of challenges.

[leomontan]

This conversation have been going for a while, what are yours thoughts Moderator or Fitbit team on this?