Take age (for elderly) into consideration to track data

[Petepits]

When you submit your age, the Fitbit should take that into account. Elderly might walk at a slower pace, for example, and still get credit for Active Minutes. Thanks!

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[Janbird]

An 84 year old friend would like to lower her step goal line. She walks about 5,000 and more steps a day but gets none of the fitbit rewards. Not fair.

10,000  steps is is good for someone young but seniors should be able to adjust it.

JL

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[Helengardener]

It would also be useful to have a disabled category, it is still important for us to stay fi, it is difficult.

[chris93]

I believe if your fitbit is having trouble sensing you can always adjust the sensitivity of the tracker. That's a great idea though.

[MeylinP]

I really like this idea! I think it's something that can help elderly people to have better accuracy on their stats. Thanks for sharing your suggestion with us! 

[MarreFitbit]

Thanks for sharing your idea! However, currently there are different ways to get your goals. Take a look at the following articles:

• What should I know about exercise goals?
• How do I track my fitness goals with Fitbit?
• What should I know about Fitbit Goal Day 2016?

[Norakubaz]

I'm interested in a senior mode for all fitbit applications. There are days when I don't do a 15 minutes walk (the minimum I can choose) or I don't swim more than 5 minutes without a rest. I want to be able to be credited as meeting goals for everything I put in. I may be 66 but I love seeing that I met my active goals which keeps me wanting to do more and more. I've been using flex 2 so putting this there but I want it available for my versa that I just ordered as well.

[Earther]

YES. The percentage of people over 65 in the US is now 17.7% (July 2025) and increasing. We're still active and much more fitness-aware than older people used to be, but Fitbits are still focused on the young gym workout crowd. Also, people seem to choose trackers, such as Fitbits, if their goal is to monitor health factors but watches if their main interest is fitness and some form of "workout." Fitbit developers and marketing people seem to not understand this, so that results in missing a marketing opportunity, too.

I'm 80 and have used Fitbits since the Flex (second model, I think -- Inspire 3 was best). I now have health problems so need it now to monitor critical factors, but it's so oriented toward young people, workouts, machines, running or walking long distances. 10,000 steps a day has been disproven or at least questioned by recent research as the goal, and most older people cannot do that anyway. I'm glad that Fitbit now seems to track walking the dog, walking around the house, or walking for errands as Activity, NOT just "workouts" or movement merely for the sake of exercise. Even if I still could, I've always hated exercise just for the sake of exercise. I have to DO something while moving, and gardening can get pretty strenuous and raise the HR a lot, too.

Another key factor for us and others: A lot of us -- from pregnant to just old to those who have to take a diuretic for medical reasons -- have to get up to go to the bathroom anywhere from 2-5 times a night. Fitbit's sleep tracking is excellent, overall, but it too often counts only the longest continuous at-rest period as sleep, even though we go back to sleep for shorter periods of time. Good sleep is critical for brain health, especially, so we all need a more real-world way of tracking it in the hope of finding ways to sleep better.