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BikeTourer
BikeTourer Posts: 167 Member
edited 2:23AM in Social Groups
I like the concept of auto tracking but in practice it works oddly. My walk at lunch always picks up as elliptical but it I if ignore elliptical I might get a few token minutes for my walk. I was hoping if I turned off elliptical that it would pick the next logical choice, guess not.

I think my only choice is to turn elliptical back on and reclassify it when it comes up...

Anyone else experience something similar?

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  • NancyN795
    NancyN795 Posts: 1,134 Member
    That's interesting. And frustrating. You might want to contact Fitbit and give them some feedback. It sounds like you must have an atypical walking gait. I would hope that Fitbit would want to find a way to improve their detection algorithm.
  • BikeTourer
    BikeTourer Posts: 167 Member
    edited December 2015
    Not an odd gait, but I do walk noticeably faster than the average. 4mph is my warm up and cool down pace anything slower is tortuous... Typically go 4.5mph or faster when not walking with others. Can go up to 5mph without breaking in to a jog.
  • BikeTourer
    BikeTourer Posts: 167 Member
    Interesting, I turned elliptical back on last night, it looks like walk kicks in during my warm up and it kicks over to elliptical once I get up to speed. No idea if it is my speed or my heart rate that kicks it into the misclassification.
  • T1DCarnivoreRunner
    T1DCarnivoreRunner Posts: 11,502 Member
    What is your arm movement like when you are walking?
  • BikeTourer
    BikeTourer Posts: 167 Member
    I swing my arm in rhythm with my legs. Same motion when I go slow...
  • T1DCarnivoreRunner
    T1DCarnivoreRunner Posts: 11,502 Member
    How high do you swing your arms? Chest high?
  • T1DCarnivoreRunner
    T1DCarnivoreRunner Posts: 11,502 Member
    Do they move further horizontally or vertically? Where I'm going with this is: Is your arm movement similar to what would happen on an elliptical?
  • BikeTourer
    BikeTourer Posts: 167 Member
    edited December 2015
    No it is not a exaggerated arm swing, nor is it horizontally wider than when I walk a non exercise pace. The arms just swing in the same speed as my legs.
  • T1DCarnivoreRunner
    T1DCarnivoreRunner Posts: 11,502 Member
    Hmm.... if your elbows are not bent, then that exhausts the only idea I had.
  • BikeTourer
    BikeTourer Posts: 167 Member
    edited December 2015
    Yeah weird, I posted something on the Fitbit help forum, we'll see. It is a new feature so may have some kinks to work out.
  • NancyN795
    NancyN795 Posts: 1,134 Member
    BikeTourer wrote: »
    Yeah weird, I posted something on the Fitbit help forum, we'll see. It is a new feature so may have some kinks to work out.

    That's my guess.
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