Fitbit - AZM from Strava?

[Raeej]

I was just wondering how does Fitbit actually calculate Active Zone Minutes from workouts synced from Strava. Since heart rate data doesn’t sync over, I’m wondering if it’s based on something else?

[Triletics]

@Raeej there are two options. It may be using underlying HR data (just not showing it but when you wear your watch during workout it will record HR) or like for swimming - be totally made up. When tracking swimming HR sensor is explicitly disabled but user still gets AZM. The truth is that you will never know, Fitbit won't tell and we can only be guessing.

[groundzero]

Can I ask how you are getting anything synced from Strava at all? My Strava app says it's connected to Fitbit. But Fitbit receives nothing at all.

[Triletics]

@groundzero I don't get anything from Strava. Never did. I get my activities synced to Strava. For me, it always worked in one direction 🤷

[groundzero]

Ah, okay. I wanted to use the Fitbit app a little longer because I have one of those Aria scales, which only syncs to Fitbit. But I got an Apple Watch for Christmas, and like it so, so much better. So I'll probably get a new scale that interacts with that environment. I know Fitbit can't connect to the Apple Watch, but I saw several posts online saying you could connect the Apple Watch to Strava, and then Strava to Fitbit. In both directions. However, apparently not! 

Oh well. I got a decade out of Fitbit, and the first few years, it was really good. So I'm happy about that. Now it's time to finally move to something better.