Other factors can create enough acceleration to meet our threshold and cause some over counting of steps, such as riding on a bumpy road. Our engineers have worked diligently on your tracker's algorithms to make sure that it does not pick up false steps or activity recordings while in a car. If the threshold is not met, the motion won’t be counted as a step. If the motion and its subsequent acceleration measurement meet the threshold, the motion will be counted as a step. The algorithm determines whether a motion's size is large enough by setting a threshold. The algorithm is designed to look for motion patterns that are most indicative of people walking. The 3-axis implementation allows the accelerometer to measure your motion in any way that you move, making its activity measurements more precise than older, single-axis pedometers.įitbit devices have a finely tuned algorithm for step counting. By analyzing acceleration data, our devices provide detailed information about frequency, duration, intensity, and patterns of movement to determine your steps taken, distance traveled, calories burned, and sleep quality. An accelerometer is a device that turns movement (acceleration) into digital measurements (data) when attached to the body. After about 10-15 continuous steps, you'll notice the steps catch up and start updating in real-time with each step you take.įitbit devices use a 3-axis accelerometer to understand your motions.
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Sometimes, when you start walking you may notice that your steps may not update on your device right away. Since we use height to estimate your walking and running stride lengths, you may want to measure and manually adjust these values if your legs are longer or shorter than average. Next, double check that you entered your height correctly. If you feel that your step count and distance are inaccurate, first make sure the wrist placement settings are correct. Hey there mentioned in the help article I shared above with you, w ith wrist-based devices, if you move your body a lot and not your arms (or vice versa), you may see a slight difference in step count than you would see if wearing a clip-based device on your torso. I've no idea how much more accurate it will be for you but hopefully it will be an improvement! Once you're about to start an elliptical session swipe left on your Charge 3 and choose exercise and then choose elliptical and follow the on-screen instructions. Now click on "+ exercise shortcut" and choose elliptical. You can only have six listed there at any one time so, if there's more than six, left swipe on one to remove it. In the app go to your account (ID card style icon in the top right) then click on the Charge 3. What you could do is start an elliptical session directly from your Fitbit.įirst you need to add it as an exercise shortcut. Whilst the eliptical knows this and can give you proper statistics a step tracker - Charge 3 or otherwise - won't. You're not actually walking and you're not travelling either. It's not that it won't give you any steps - but it's unlikely to record every step.Īs for the eliptical issue this is an oddity of fitness equipment. You can't unfortunately - but that's true of all wrist-based step trackers not just the Charge 3. Hope this helps, I'll be around if you need further assistance! Examples here include walking on a very soft surface such as a plush carpet.įor information about specific conditions see How accurate are Fitbit devices? Equally, it's possible for the algorithm to undercount (not meet the required acceleration threshold). Any steps taken to and from other rooms during the night will also be tracked. The number of steps typically measured during these periods is minimal, and should not offset your overall fitness progress. Your device may register movements or restlessness as steps when you're wearing it while you sleep.
If you prefer to measure your walking and running stride lengths yourself and enter them manually, see How do I measure and adjust my stride length? For best results, run at a comfortable pace for at least 10 minutes. Track one or more runs using on-board or connected GPS, we evaluate that data to automatically update your running stride length. We estimate your stride lengths using your height and sex. Welcome on board it's nice to see you around! Before getting started, I was wondering if you're comparing your Charge 3 and the Elliptical machine?įitbit devices calculate distance by multiplying your walking steps by your walking stride length and multiplying your running steps by your running stride length.
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