What Exercise Sport should I choose on my tracker for this type of exercise?

[Asterix78]

I am doing Wii EA active prosonnal trainner: it's a exercice video game with a trainer. It's a bunch of mixed gym exercices, that look like this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DW3XSd93eTM

[Julia_G · Accepted solution]

Hi, @Asterix78, you can create a custom activity of Wii EA (or any name you like).  Custom activities must be created on the web based platform, and not in the app, but once created you can use them in the app.**

When you track your exercise, track using "workout".  Unlike the other activities, the "workout" activity is designed to be renamed.

When you finish doing your workout, sync your Fitbit.  It will appear in your exercise list as "workout" .  In the app choose edit the workout, then choose "rename".  In the search box begin to type the name of your custom activity that you previously created and it should appear.  Choose that and rename the workout.  Simple!

** Here are the instructions for creating your custom workout: Go to the web based platform (Click on the link to "Dashboard" at the top right side of every page in the Community Forums.  From your dashboard choose "log" from the top menu, then choose "activity".

On the activity acreen scroll down to the bottom right and you will see a box for creating a custom activity.

I hope this helps!

[Asterix78]

Thanks, but I wonder if workout is the right type of activity. I mean is the watch recording things differently from one sport to the other (depending the sport I choose)?

[Julia_G]

@Asterix78, no, what is recorded is exactly the same for every exercise category.  The categories simply create a label for your records.  So if you want to know when you went running and when you went for a hike, and when you did your Wii, you record each activity under its own category.

Whatever category you will get steps, heart rate, calories, impact on your day.  If it is a step based activity, if you turn on GPS you will get a GPS determined distance and pace.  If not it will be based on your stride length.