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Very Active Minutes: Has There Been A Change??

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‎04-14-2014 10:02

‎04-14-2014 10:02

I completed a lengthy circuit workout using Endomondo a few hours ago and as of now, my dashboard is not showing any VAM. I was concerned that the upload link may have disconnected (this has been a problem a few times) but the workout did indeed upload to Fitbit. It just didn't count as Very Active time and it always has before. This was the benefit of using Endomondo instead of manually logging the activity. Endomondo is "smart" enough to know that I was working hard for the entire duration of a circuit workout even though the Fitbit didn't pick up a lot of steps during that time period. Has the system changed?

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‎10-25-2014 14:10

‎10-25-2014 14:10

@Starkman78 I found this post and it seems that is related to your other post where you mentioned this active minutes difference. I directed you to Endomondo's page where they describe what type of activities will track and how. Besides the active minutes, check the calories burned during that time. On the other hand, your Fitbit should recognize step based activities + intensity + time to create active minutes. So it will take those details into consideration to log a specific amount of active minutes. Let me know if you have another question. 

Fitbit Community ModeratorStephanie | Community Advocate

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