Adding activity

[Chocojr]

I use sauna and steam rooms which cause a lot of sweating meaning to me that I am burning calories.
Can these activities be added to my daily activity records ?

[Julia_G]

You can add any custom activity you like, and the app gives you the opportunity to say how many calories the activity burns.  Here is the help article for adding manual activities.

I have to say that I am personally very sceptical that you will be burning many calories in the sauna or steam room (though I agree they have many benefits!).  Most weight loss is due to water.  

[Newjenn]

Actually you burn about 300 calories sitting in the sauna for 30 minutes

[YojanaFitbit]

Hope you’re having an amazing time on the Forums @Newjenn, I’m really glad that you’ve joined us. Welcome aboard!

Thanks for the heads up, it's very helpful! There is a lot of information about how many calories you burn while in sauna, the most common assumption is that a 160 pound person can burn 200 – 400 calories in about 30 minutes; but for more specific information it's best to ask a professional! 

A way to log calories burn is using our online Fitbit.com Dashboard under the option "Log" > "Activities" > Log an activity using "Custom activity option".

 Hope to keep seeing you around!