My exercise is on an elliptical rather than walking. Will the FitBit track exercise on that kind of machine?
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Yes. You have a choice of methods. Fitbit may count "steps" while you are using the elliptical machine, but the other way would be to track "Activities" where "elliptical - high resistance," "moderate" and "low resistance" are choices. You would input the amount of time and resistance level, and Fitbit calculates calories burned. It would also negate any steps counted during the time period.
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I just tried it on my elliptical. To my surprise, it worked! I counted 27 revolutions with my right foot, and the Fitbit counted 54 steps, which I guess would be correct.
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Mine works on the elliptical but not on a recumbant bike (i.e. it doesn't count any steps at all), likely due to the position of the seat relative to the legs and feet.
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It measures just the same as a tracker on your waist- however you must wear in a shoe if you want it to differentiate between walking and biking and elliptical when using in conjunction with the site or spark people app. I also will tell you this tracker is NOT worth the money. Easy to lose, not accurate, and while cheaper spend the extra $30 and go with a better tracker. If you at using the SP site, you can link ANY tracker to their site that can link to a phone.
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the Garmin Vivofit comes with its own app. I have not tried to sync it with the Fitbit app.
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It tracks steps, miles walked, and calories burned. Once you get your account set up on line you can track these items plus track your calorie intake (with a little effort on your part). The FitBit has helped me to lose 16 lbs so far and it keeps you "honest".
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BamDoc, this is right from the Aria Manual~ http://help.fitbit.com/resource/manual_aria_en_US.
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I don't use an elliptical but I think it should. You can email withings and they can have a better answer
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I extensively tested wearable trackers both on the wrist and below the waist. Worn on the wrist I consistently lost 1000 to 2000 steps daily. So if you fall short of your goal, you may have actually hit it.
1216631
Yes. It syncs into an app on your computer. Very helpful. I actually upgraded to the fitbit one because I lost this model a few times. I love the fitbit one more securely attached. Yes more money but I replaced this one 3 times from losing it. Good luck
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yes, it does. I get about 4,000 or so steps for 1/2 hour on the elliptical.
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It is very easy to switch between elliptical and bike mode. I never have an issue with that. Personally, I would not move the machine around to much, however if you must then it is not to difficult to do.
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The UP will not track your movements if your arms are still. I tried it once on the elliptical and it did not work
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Don't buy it, it only tracks forward movement if it is attached 6 a shoe, parallel to the ground. I bought it, I sent it right back. Look into Fit Bit, Google the best tracker for what you want to do. Research, pays off.
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Dont know but i would guess no. The heart monitor that came with it is useless so i bought my own finger o2 heart rate monitor. But i do not use it all the time. The elliptical is a great work out, i bought it for the work out not the heart monitor.
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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!
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Sorry I washed this one. I now use the fitbit One and really like it except it is inaccurate for my stairs climbed. I need to call them about that.
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Fitbit measures your rate of steps as "lightly active, fairly active and very active." It counts the amount of steps in a period of time and rates those minutes accordingly. So it definitely knows the difference between strolling and running.