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5,213 Flights of Stairs??

skchilders
skchilders Posts: 20 Member
edited November 2024 in Social Groups
So the other day during my workout (on a treadmill..with no incline...) my Fitbit told me I climbed over 5,000 floors. I've probably never climbed that many floors over my lifetime. The only thing I can think of is that we were having a severe snow storm, causing a change in atmospheric pressure. Is that the best explanation? Even today it says I've climbed 7 floors when I've only done one. It's not that big of a deal since I'm not so concerned about floors, just pretty weird. I can't figure out how to fix this.

Thanks for any input!

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  • ephphy
    ephphy Posts: 20 Member
    Yes atmospheric pressure makes a difference. I had a similar instance on my old fitbit when I was outside watching field hockey in a howling gale.
  • shadow2soul
    shadow2soul Posts: 7,692 Member
    Fitbit trackers that count floors use an altimeter to calculate how many floors you've climbed. An altimeter is a sensor that calculates altitude based on atmospheric pressure.
    -http://help.fitbit.com/articles/en_US/Help_article/How-does-my-tracker-count-floors/?q=Stairs&l=en_US&fs=Search&pn=1


    The feature isn't used in calculating calorie burns or anything. It's just a way to encourage people to use the stairs more.
  • NancyN795
    NancyN795 Posts: 1,134 Member
    I've never gotten that many extra! However, I get extra floors all the time, especially in windy weather. I think my record was over 100 extra. Basically, I think if atmospheric pressure decreases while you're generating steps, you're going to get flights of stairs counted.

    As far as I know there is no fix. I just ignore the number.
  • andreamaym
    andreamaym Posts: 179 Member
    My FitBit Charge HR thinks I've climbed 60+ floors today - and there is NO WAY. Glad to come across this thread and find an explanation.
  • eponine1976
    eponine1976 Posts: 143 Member
    A few days ago I got 98 floors while on a stationary bicycle and another time I got around 90. I used to never get many extra flights of stairs (at most 5 extra a day) but lately the numbers I'm getting are WAY off. I was wondering if something has changed to make it more sensitive because I've had a fitbit for years and only recently have I started getting all the extra stairs. Today I replaced my old Force with a Charge and today I got lots of extra stairs too.
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