Please add Kettlebell workout

[Moondancer5]

Please add the ability to log kettlebell workouts! Thanks

[LZeeW]

@Moondancer5   From an exercise perspective, a kettlebell workout is no different from a weight workout.  One uses a kettlebell and one uses a barbell.  You can track your kettlebell workout using the Weights shortcut.  When you are done, you can re-categorize it to a kettlebell workout.  Tap on the exercise details > enter kettlebell in the search field and select it from the dropdown.  After you have done this once, kettlebell will be in the list of recent exercises.  It will be a quick tap after that.

[Moondancer5]

Hi, Thanks, it isn’t quite the same tho, because there is a cardio element to it also. My reading keeps coming up with about 20 cal a minute, and it’s been said to be more in the area of circuit training, which is how I’m listing it for the moment in My Fitness Pal. It would be great if Fitbit added it so that I could just have it in the list of shortcuts, and it appears half the country has started using them, too. 

[MrMarv]

@Moondancer5 - 

Knowing what FitBit device you have M-A-Y assist in getting you closer to where you want to be.

[Moondancer5]

LOL, gotta point there. Charge 3.

[MrMarv]

I had a Charge 3 for a little over a year until it white-screened on me in January and I now have a Versa 2 and I believe when it comes to exercise shortcuts they have the same list available for adding to the device. If you need assistance in doing so, just let me know.

While I only walk the neighborhood, use my treadmill and my Total Gym. I have found these three exercise shortcuts seem to fit - Walk, Treadmill and Workout.

You say "My reading keeps coming up with about 20 cal a minute" - a quote I found on the web - "Fitness consultant, Kelly Marshall, stated a 60-minute kettlebell workout would burn anywhere between 450 to 600 calories." That would be 7.5 to 10 calories a minute, which to me sounds more realistic.

I would add "Workout" to your device and let it use your heat rate coupled with your specific stats (sex, age, weight) to do it's thing.

That's just my opinion, of course. And just like noses, everybody has one.

Good luck.

[JonathanBarratt]

I have a Charge 4 and use the Workout setting.  For a typical 45 minute kettlebell workout it's very dynamic with a predominantly cardio element.  The only other setting I have used is Circuits because a single kettlebell flow lasts around 3 to 5 minutes with a 30 sec to 1 minute break in between, similar to Circuit Training.

[JessTjh]

Indeed, it would be cool if Fitbit added the ability to record workouts with kettlebells. It would be much easier to control and record everything. This will give you a better overall view of your progress.
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