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left on sleep mode

‎05-31-2014 07:47

‎05-31-2014 07:47

I had surgeyr a bit ago, and I still nap a lot during the day.  Every morning I show only about 5 hrs sleep, but I think that it might show a better estimate of my sleep if I left it on sleep mode all day.  My question is, will it also record my steps If I leave it on sleep mode?

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‎06-01-2014 09:38 - edited ‎06-01-2014 09:42

‎06-01-2014 09:38 - edited ‎06-01-2014 09:42

As I haven't received my fitbit yet I can't test it, but I would think it doesn't. When you put it in sleep mode you basically tell it to measure your movements in a very different way and to register it for synchronization as sleep on your account.

According to the help section though you can put your device in sleep mode for naps too; at the end of the day they supposedly are all added up together to show your total sleep. So maybe you could do that whenever you feel the need to nap come on?

 

Edit to add: https://help.fitbit.com/customer/portal/articles/1230068-about-sleep-tracking

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‎06-02-2014 07:17

In response to patzwz

‎06-02-2014 07:17

Thank you Pat.  I will try that, tho' sometimes naps just sneak up on me and I wake up later just a bit surprised, LOL!

 

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‎06-02-2014 07:42 - edited ‎06-02-2014 07:44

In response to genamet

‎06-02-2014 07:42 - edited ‎06-02-2014 07:44

lol, I know all about that 😉 What you could do if that happens is follow the instructions for when you forgot to activate sleep mode.

 

I wore my tracker to bed, but forgot to activate Sleep Mode

As long as you were wearing your tracker while sleeping, your sleep data is not lost. You can manually log your sleep using the following steps:
1 .Sign into your Fitbit Dashboard.
2 .Click Log Activity, then select the Sleep tab.
3 .Enter the date and time you went to bed. Use the previous day drop-down option if you went to bed before midnight and the same day option if you went to bed after midnight.
4 .You also have the option to choose 12 hr if you want to enter your time in AM/PM format, or 24 hr if you prefer Military Time.
5 .Click Log Sleep to create the sleep log.
Once you sync your tracker, your sleep information will be visible on your Dashboard just as though you had activated Sleep Mode.

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