Can Fitbit be used for cycling? (bike riding) My company will let us use Fitbit to earn points for healthcare discounts...and I bike for fitness.
201899
I can speak to using it on exercise bikes - the answer is no. It won't catch all the movement because it is too smooth. My solution was to ask my wife to make me a velcro strap to go around my ankle. That works great. If you make one, use elastic and keep the fitbit between your ankle and the strap - don't hang it so it is on the outside of the strap. It'll be more secure.
201900
I bet if you magnetically attached it to a school bus that serves bumpy, long rural roads you could get your healthcare for free! ;-)
201901
Any movement will register as activity, so it will show as a more active period. For thinks like cycling, set the timer. Then when go into your activity log you can change it to the activity you were doing in that time period. Cycling or whatever else. The length of time & intensity will determine calories burned.
201902
Actually, that is not completely true. It will not track upper body activity if you are not walking/running at the same time if you wear it on your body( as on your bra)/ in your pocket, on your pants. But, it seems to work if you are doing upper body ( arms, hands) if you wear it on your wrist. I am a potter- working on a wheel many days, or some days, just loading heavy boxes into a car. I change the fitbit depending on what kind of activity I'm doing.
341826
It'll have problems seeing impacts of both feet, which is what would normally be considered steps. On the hip it might catch both feet, depending on how much impact you make with foot when you pedal. If good, not much. So that's the steps part. But the calorie part is based on steps taken and calculated stride length therefore distance, and time, so pace, and mass. Formula's specific to walking/running, not at all correct for biking. If you had best estimate on biking calories, and you made them match - buy lottery tickets.
255830
i use it when i ride my bike. but like Sean Palmeter answered, it will not track your info right it helps but not accurate. i would reccomend going on polarusa.com and look at the products for cycling. i hope i helped you.
1843591
It is useless for this. I returned mine immediately. I suggest you do the same. My wife has a FitBit and I have a Vivio and both work well.
2038575
You would have to see if there's an android app for it I think. I'm an apple user so I can't be completely certain, but it does sync with both my iPhone and iPad via the fitbit app.
2029430
After you have completed the initial setup....the fitbit will communicate with your computer. You will not have access on your phone unless you connect bluetooth or hardwire to the pc.
330189
I just bought a Fitbit One, and they are different. The Spark will detect cycling and elliptical, as well as running and walking, but not sleep. The Fitbit One tracks sleep, but I have read that it does not detect cycling. I have nothing concrete to back this up but my own intuition, but I think the Fitbit is more accurate with steps. I would come home tired after walking around at work all day, doing multiple shopping trips, and it would say something like 5,000 steps. I know that didn't seem right and I shouldn't be tired out by a mere 5,000. I worked and did one store yesterday with the Fitbit and it said 8,000 something which to me is more reasonable. I just bought a Fitbit One, and they are different. The Spark will detect cycling and elliptical, as well as running and walking, but not sleep. The Fitbit One tracks sleep, but I have read that it does not detect cycling. I have nothing concrete to back this up but my own intuition, but I think the Fitbit is more accurate with steps. I would come home tired after walking around at work all day, doing multiple shopping trips, and it would say something like 5,000 steps. I know that didn't seem right and I shouldn't be tired out by a mere 5,000. I worked and did one store yesterday with the... » Read More I just bought a Fitbit One, and they are different. The Spark will detect cycling and elliptical, as well as running and walking, but not sleep. The Fitbit One tracks sleep, but I have read that it does not detect cycling. I have nothing concrete to back this up but my own intuition, but I think the Fitbit is more accurate with steps. I would come home tired after walking around at work all day, doing multiple shopping trips, and it would say something like 5,000 steps. I know that didn't seem right and I shouldn't be tired out by a mere 5,000. I worked and did one store yesterday with the Fitbit and it said 8,000 something which to me is more reasonable. « Show Less
1035155
When I bought this device I mistakenly assumed it was a gps device. It is more of a glorified pedometer, so I would say it probably does not track bicycling.
1035154
Yes, you can manually enter your bicycling activity. It will ask you the activity, effort level, start time and duration. There are many exercise activities list on the app.
1350438
If you're a heavy-duty cyclist, they have products specifically for cycling where you can enter the bike's weight and all sorts of other data, but as you've already discovered this can also be used for cycling. We've also used ours on hikes to measure how far we've walked. Can have some trouble getting a signal in some areas of the woods, though.
527362
Oh, I never did the Cycling game. But I thought this is really fun, especially if you're trying to lose weight, etc. I have COPD and have to walk every day--this is a lot more fun than the treadmill. Hope that helps!
901618
You can purchase a clip so you can use it with any shoe. That being said, I wouldn't recommend this product for anything except tracking your runs. Each time you stop, it has to be reset. It is not good for general activity tracking. I'd recommend a FitBit or something like that.
1350435
It can be used for cycling, but don't buy Garmin's bike sensor for the 205 as it won't work.
110028
I use for biking, but they are light-weight and could be used for hiking. Not as comfortable as shorts, however.
533470
Honestly, I returned my Striiv because it was too difficult to use. I bought a FitBit which I use every day. It coordinates with MyFitnessPal eating and exercising program, sends me activity for the past week so I can compare. I love my FitBit but cannot help you with the Striiv.
1757085
Dear Jamell: If you are just interested in walking you might want to buy the one less professional GPS watch. This one does run/bicycle/swim settings. You can, however, definitely use it for walking. It shows your pace, your distance, the duration, your heart rate, your average speed. I really like it!
676681
Yes! You will be directed to the fitbit website and will see all the same information you would see via phone or ipad. The fitbit is awesome for tracking and giving you the motivation to move!