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How to categorize exercise in order to show Distance?

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‎04-29-2019 13:14 - last edited on ‎04-30-2019 07:57 by Moderator Alum

‎04-29-2019 13:14 - last edited on ‎04-30-2019 07:57 by Moderator Alum

I play soccer and I want to log activity as Soccer, but I also want it to show the distance I cover when I play. If I change the activity to 'Run', the display changes to show distance covered, but I want to leave it as Soccer and still have it display distance covered. It did do this a couple of months ago, but the defaults must have changed so I wondered if there was a way I could change what is displayed for a specific exercise category. Thanks.

 

Moderator Edit: Clarified Subject.

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‎04-30-2019 08:01 - last edited on ‎03-10-2025 05:28 by Fitbit Moderator

‎04-30-2019 08:01 - last edited on ‎03-10-2025 05:28 by Fitbit Moderator

Hello @maxdavies236 I hope you're doing well, it's nice to see you around the Fitbit Community. 

I appreciate your participation in the Forums and for sharing your experience with us. Please note that only step-based activities, such as walk and run will show you distance when categorized as such. As Soccer is not a step-based activity, it will not show you distance, so if you'd like to see it my best recommendation is to categorize your exercise as a step-based activity. 

Give this a try and in case you need anything else, please feel free to reply. 

Marco G. | Community Moderator, Fitbit

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‎04-30-2019 08:44

In response to MarcoGFitbit

‎04-30-2019 08:44

Thank you for the clarification.

As I said, Soccer and Football used to display Distance, so this was a conscious change?

It doesn't make sense to suggest Soccer isn't a step-based activity. I've looked through the categories and when I indicate it was a tennis activity, it displays Distance.So Tennis is a step-based activity but Soccer isn't? I respectfully suggest this is reviewed again.

While searching the forums for answers to this issue, I saw plenty of users complaining that Weights activities were displaying Distance - and now that is no longer the case, so it seems Fitbit can review and adjust when appropriate.

Thanks for your time.

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