This is what I have found people doing. Hope it helps.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003V5JPDO/ref=oh_o00_s00_i00_details

I just looked at these little waterproof bags - they are on sale for 2,99€ each - but to ship them the want 69€! There must be a mistake!! Be careful when ordering!! Oh my!!

How many steps would you get while swimming though? Get a HRM that can be used for it instead while swimming. I sweat bucket loads & dont need to waterproof my fitbit.

I am trying out one of these and will let you know how it works out. Just got it today. http://www.amazon.com/Attwood-Floating-Key-Buoy-Chain/dp/B003DK2SE0/ref=sr_1_1?s=sporting-goods&ie=UTF8&qid=1375828310&sr=1-1&keywords=buoy+key+chain

I haven't tried it yet but I ordered a waterproof pouch that fits my iPhone 5.....there is enough room to slip my fitbit one in with it (minus the clip). I tested it with a piece of tissue in the pouch first and put it in the water and it was still dry. I got it for when we go to the water park with all that walking.

My wife and I just went to the Bahamas and we ended using water balloons!

I bought the smallest water balloons I could find, put the fitbit in there (we use zips, but I think the others would fit if you took it out of the wristband?) and tied it off. It barely fit, so the size was really no different that before the case. My swimsuits all had a small pocket (where you can put a key, etc.) that I used, my wife was able to put hers in a the little compartment in her top.

I don't know if the accuracy was 100% (I'm sure it didn't count swimming right, etc.) - but we did tons of walking on the beach, etc. - and didn't have to worry about ruining it when we wanted to go for a swim. We would have hated to miss out on tracking all those steps

Anyway - it worked GREAT for us. No water got in, and it still synced with our phones just fine.

Hope this helps someone!

I am curious about accuracy as well. Every summer, I think of getting a waterproof MP3 puch for my fitbit. I like to take classes at the local pool in the summer--they have a nice outdoor pool area so it is a nice mix of being active outside without getting overheated. My favorite class is a shallow water class where we do exercises with and against a current (jogging, ski hops, walking lubnges, etc). I always feel cheated out of steps though! I wear my heart rate monitor for a calorie burn estimate ibn class but I wish I could track the steps. I heard that wearing the fitbit bag in a pool results in a lot of false floors and a lower calorie burn that other sources estimate for the same activity. So I suspect it isn't that accuate, but still am tempted. I would be curious what other find.

WOW! That is a great idea --but kind of odd --ha!

What about a waterproof match case? May pick one of these up and try it out at the water park next week. I'll probably still put it in a baggie inside the case, just in case, but sounds like it would be perfect for fitting in a pocket.

Squirrely_Girl wrote: »

If you are doing water walking....a substantial amount.

But the steps for water walking have no bearing on the formula for calorie burn that is expected for the steps seen and distance calculated - so the even if every step was seen accurately - the impact is not and calculated distance and calorie burn is worthless.

If by pure coincidence your method of water walking happen to match normal walking calorie burn calculations - go do the lottery too.

But how would you ever know if it did?

Ditto's to HRM. As I'm doubting any water proofing will allow the Fitbit HR method to work even decently accurately.

Or just use the database entry for it.

After all - what % of your weekly time is spent doing that exercise, and what % of weekly calories?

@lscoop - no it wouldn't, not for a step-based device. Obviously arm swings are not steps. Just as turns of bicycle pedal isn't either.

Crys32 wrote: »

I've seen were some people said they got waterproof cases for thier fitbits while swimming... where do you get those? I thought maybe there was an actually waterproof case to fit your fitbit and not and oversized one. Does anyone know?

Fitbits are pretty waterproof. I know they claim they aren't showerproof/swimproof, but I think that is because too many people were being dumb about it, never taking the fitbit off when it got wet, and developing irritations on their wrist as a result.

Fitbit Charge HR has been independently tested for up to 50m waterproof. In my case I've showered with it every day and swam with it twice. No issues.

That said, in the very unlikely event something did happen it would certainly void the warranty. But so would a case I suspect.