Logging exercise manually

[Sherim71]

This morning mine and my spouse’s app quit letting us log exercise manually the plus sign beside activity is missing. Tried refreshing app and logging out and back in but it is still not there. 

[SunsetRunner · Accepted solution]

Hello @Sherim71 

Sorry to hear your all having trouble manually entering exercises. I did note that recently the plus sign is no longer on the exercise tile in the Fitbit App. This may have been a change in the recent update....But you can indeed still manually input exercises but you have to go about it slightly different. Try this:

open your Fitbit app

tap your exercise tile

tap the stopwatch on upper right

tap log

enter exercise then tap add.

😃I do hope this provides you with a solution. Please let me know

[Sherim71]

This works thanks. 

[SunsetRunner]

Outstanding @Sherim71 

I'm happy your able to log exercises manually again. Although not the way you wanted too but a workaround for now is great. Could you please mark my instructions as a best answer? It really helps others who are seeking solutions and answers to issues similar to yours. Thank you😃

[Lizbuff44]

Mines the same not liking the new dashboard at all 

[MarieMak]

Thanks! you saved me. I've logging for years and suddenly I couldn't. Now I got the work around. Thanks!

[SunsetRunner]

Your quite welcome @MarieMak & @Sherim71! Hopefully others will see how it’s done and help them as well.

[ls22]

This worked for me, my dashboard steps took a minute to update, but my steps in the Workweek hustle challenge never updated.

[sannero]

Does that also add the map of the exercise tracked by GPS?

[SunsetRunner]

Hello @sannero 

😉 Yes it does add the map tracked by GPS if you you do this:

open your Fitbit app

tap your exercise tile

tap the stopwatch on upper right

tap log

enter exercise then tap track (instead of log)

[sannero]

Thank you!!!

[SunsetRunner]

You are quite welcome @sannero 😉

[GuyFit]

So, Fitbit...where has the + for manually logging exercise gone?? Is it coming back? Or is this another thing that we will only be available if you pay extra? The app is getting more and more buggy and slow, we are getting less and less features unless we pay for more. It’s really starting to look like time to switch brands.....( the only slight improvement is the weight in grams of carbs, protein and fat on the food log, that helps. 

[SunsetRunner]

Hello @Sherim71 , @sannero , @sannero , @ls22 and @MarieMak 

Wanted to pass on an update. It appears that some individuals (myself included) are now seeing the plus sign to manually log exercise again. Please check yours as well to see if the problem has resolved for yourself as well.

[MarieMak]

Yes indeed! I got the plus back.

Have a nice weekend! 

[AmonRa]

What about manually adding steps? Is that gone?

[SunsetRunner]

Hello @AmonRa 

You can not manually enter steps ever as far as I know. You just have to step it out. 😉

[LWemme]

Hi, I can use your instructions up until adding... it’s blank on my app. I have no alternatives to chose from or any way to add manually. It’s super frustrating. Why do you think this is?

[Lizbuff44]

I really don’t know I’m afraid. Hopefully someone will have an answer

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