Manual “Cardio Load Add” Option for Swimmers

[indyrocker21]

I’d love an option to manually add Cardio Load points/data daily on the App and any other data generating platforms used. For my swims, an “Add Cardio Load” option would allow me to enter my own estimate of Cardio Load based on length of swim via yards, time, and/or heart rate, if the device records heart rate during the exercise and my HR is high.

[LizzyFitbit]

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[Wuckfit]

This is a great idea.

If Fitbit could show how cardio load calculation works, then we could do the math and enter it ourselves.

It's pretty annoying to be told yoj are not improving your cardio due to no score being registered (I do weight lifting and swimming for active recovery).

[PaulineEgan]

Its proper annoying me that cardio load doesn't show for swimming. I swim several times a week, logged in the app but I still get the app telling me I'm at risk of under training. There must be some algorithm that would register something for swimming! Being able to log it manually would also be useful,  if there was some advice about correlation.  

[tajarou]

I do not see a way to vote for this, but I swim several times a week and I use my Fitbit as my primary health monitor. It is very frustrating to have my Fitbit telling me constantly that I am under training, when I am losing weight, gaining muscle, and feeling worn during my workouts. 

A way to manually log my cardio load when I manually log my workout would fix this. It doesn’t need to be complicated, especially since I don’t wear my Fitbit when swimming and I don’t mind adding it.

[ChrisBourne]

I agree that this would be a really useful feature and surely really simple for the dev team to do. When you manually add an activity you are given the option to add calories but not cardio load, which doesn't make sense.

I need to manually add my self-defence activity as I cannot wear the Fitbit during the class and I am sure there must be many other users who love the app, but have to manually add some activities. We need to see them credited properly in the app.

Thanks.