Fitbit devices do not count the elevation gains simulated from a stairmaster inclined treadmill or other stationary exercise.
Does fitbit zip track floors.
Priced at 59 95 it is one of the least expensive trackers on the market.
Please note that fitbit devices that count floors have an altimeter sensor that can detect when you re going up or down in elevation.
As wtksk8r mentioned your device registers one floor when you climb about 10 feet at one time.
I can also get floors in my jeep if i drive on a bumpy road.
Let s say that today in 2020 the trackers have evolved quite a bit so there still a need for the fitbit zip.
Always use the silicone clip when clipping it to a bra or waistband as the plastic fitbit zip tracker is not meant to be worn in direct contact with the skin.
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Your device registers 1 floor when you climb about 10 feet or 3 meters.
It does not register floors when you go down.
The fitbit zip is one of the few clip on trackers that you going to find on the fitbit line up and is one of the first attempts on the fitness tracker world from the fitbit family and just like the fitbit one was first released in 2012.
Unfortunately fitbit s floor functionality does not recognize the incremental effort of climbing up.
10 feet is an average between residential and commercial floor heights.
From the fitbit website.
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Make sure the fitbit zip display faces outward when clipped to your bra.
Your device uses changes in barometric pressure combined with the steps you take to calculate floors climbed.
The fitbit zip is an economical fitness tracker.
Fitbit devices don t count floors on stationary exercise equipment such as a stairmaster or treadmill or when you go down a flight of steps.
A 10 foot increase equals one floor regardless of how many steps you take.
Thanks for bringing this to my attention.
Your tracker registers a floor when it detects continuous motion combined with an elevation gain of about 10 feet.
Walking up a steep hill counts a standard flight of stairs works etc.
For comparison the fitbit one and withings pulse are both 99 95.
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In fact floors do not count for anything floors do not carry any incremental caloric burn value it s just a statistic aimed at keeping people motivated.