Help! Fitbit v treadmill

misschiplash78
misschiplash78 Posts: 23 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
It's raining/snowing outside. My mum is crazy competitive re steps on fitbit. I was hoping to up my steps while warm in front of master chef catch up- just realised it's not recording my steps... Can I add steps from treadmill manually? If I add time on treadmill to mfp will this add steps onto my fitbit???

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  • higgins8283801
    higgins8283801 Posts: 844 Member
    No. Just wear the fitbit on the treadmill. It will count the steps as if you were outside
  • Ready2Rock206
    Ready2Rock206 Posts: 9,487 Member
    Do you have one of the wrists ones? Are you holding on to the treadmill?

    I have the One and have never had an issue with the FitBit and the treadmill - but it's not a wrist version. I think you can't be holding on with those?
  • DianaLovesCoffee
    DianaLovesCoffee Posts: 398 Member
    You can't hold on to the bars while on the treadmill (or grocery cart either by the way!). You can manually add steps but they won't count in a challenge.
  • lhabich
    lhabich Posts: 2 Member
    Put your fitbit on ur ankle while on the treadmill and it will count your steps more accurately
  • ASKyle
    ASKyle Posts: 1,475 Member
    DianaLovesCoffee wrote: »
    You can't hold on to the bars while on the treadmill (or grocery cart either by the way!). You can manually add steps but they won't count in a challenge.

    This! It goes for the stair stepper too, and anything with handles that don't move.

    I know people like to hold on to the treadmill in order to go faster/at a greater incline, but you'd burn more calories going at a pace where you don't have to hold on.

  • mbcieslak87
    mbcieslak87 Posts: 206 Member
    ASKyle wrote: »
    DianaLovesCoffee wrote: »
    You can't hold on to the bars while on the treadmill (or grocery cart either by the way!). You can manually add steps but they won't count in a challenge.

    This! It goes for the stair stepper too, and anything with handles that don't move.

    I know people like to hold on to the treadmill in order to go faster/at a greater incline, but you'd burn more calories going at a pace where you don't have to hold on.

    Yes ! Don't hold on! It kills me when I see people holding on for dear life just to go a bit faster! It burns way less calories than it would if you would just let go and go a bit slower.
  • misschiplash78
    misschiplash78 Posts: 23 Member
    Thanks folks, it seems to be working okay. Seemed to take 10 min to start moving for some reason but ok now. X
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