Fitbit Flex question

AngeK77
AngeK77 Posts: 7 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Hi I've just got one and so far think it's great, one question... Can I go swimming with it on? The website says water resistant and I've read a few reviews that say yes and no. Confusing!

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  • tegalicious
    tegalicious Posts: 629
    You can swim with it but it won't give you an accurate calorie burn for the swim. You will have to enter the swim manually so take note of what time you start swimming and for how long.
  • editorgrrl
    editorgrrl Posts: 7,060 Member
    Since the Fitbit can't track your swimming accurately anyway, wouldn't it be safer just to take it off while you're swimming? Then log your swim either in Fitbit or in MFP (never both).
  • accendo
    accendo Posts: 66 Member
    I swim a lot so I don't bother taking mine off. I've had no problems, I just enter the start and finish time in MFP and it sorts it out.
  • CynthiaT60
    CynthiaT60 Posts: 1,280 Member
    You can, but it's hard to dry out the inside when you're done (there are deep "holes" in the part where the tracker fits). I take it off when I shower or swim, and I log the swimming separately.

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