What should my fitbit goals be

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Senior health and fitness editor Danielle Kosecki is an award-winning journalist who has covered health and fitness for more than 10 years. I have been able to log my Fitbit journey everyday on my Mo Space and have been in the best shape in recent years since I have taken the challenge with my trusted Fitbit.

Ended the campaign as. Space was the 2nd most voted Mo Space among all countries. I love my Fitbit sooo much! Although I have always been active, with my Fitbit I actually know what I am doing. I know my step count, heart rate… I love it! And with a new app update, I think it will be even more enjoyable and fun!

Hello Lara, I love my new fitbit Alta. I have been using it for 3 weeks now. I started with the fitbit zip to track my steps. The only thing I do not like or have on my fitbit Alta is the steps I take each day. It only shows you 5. Or 10, steps bussing you whatever you set. I need the display in steps as I am in retail and on my feet all day. Walking, climbing ladders, up and down on my knees. Constant motion. Why is the fitbit alta not showing this? It shows only on my phone app.

Am I missing something? Thanks Linda. I just bought fitbit alta and yes am sttuggling to understand it too. I wish there was someone online face to face to help me out. Go to their web site and find help chat line. Then a real person will sort your problem by exchanging messages. I have a fitbit charge 2 for 1 day so far! Thank you. Forgot Blaze, has everything, from tracking your water intake, your sleep, heart rate and cool down.

Reminders for everything, workouts you can have at your wrist. Thank you! I just met a 93 year old woman she walks everyday. A great inspiration. I am on my 3rd day of 10, steps. I feel firmer. There is a 85 year old lady in our area who started running at 79 without ever having exercised before. She did it as she was told she had osteoporosis. She now uns half marathons doing amazing time and a race every weekend.

She gets up at 5 to exercise for an hour and she still teaches music at a school to finance her costs for petrol, running gear, race entries etc. She runs most days. After being on tv she now gets sponsorship to go to overseas marathons. Just shows: age is just a number. A nice story about the 85 year young lady, who started at 79 years. I logged on with my Fitbit Charge 2, April 20, and love it. Three days a week, M-W- F, 40 to 45 minutes per session.

After six weeks, augmented Pedometer with Fitbit, then bought my own. My 96 year old neighbor walks 3 times daily At night we walk the dogs for Marie, I am 77 years old and I go to the gym five days a week and try to get 20, steps per day.

Hope this helps! Check with doctor!!! I am 72 and I walk 11, steps a day and climb 10 flights of stairs and complete the calories and activity minutes on the. Charge 2. I will be 78 in July, and manage between 10, and 16, on most days. It takes me longer than the youngsters, but I am feeling much fitter than when I started a few weeks ago.

I have a treadmill, which is a big help when the weather is bad. I sometimes prop my iPad up, and watch the steps mounting up, which is a good incentive. Other times I watch tv, or even lean a book up and have a read while I walk. It helps to relieve the boredom, but I prefer to walk outdoors when I can, and enjoy the fresh air. Just start at a number of steps that are comfortable for yourself, and gradually increase your target. Good luck! I am 78 too and with the help of my dog, I have no problem achieving 10k.

I am 71 and think it is best to ease into walking if you are new to it. Muscles, tendons, knees can be easily strained. Slow and easy wins the race. I started out a bit too fast and injured my knee miniscus , so after therapy decided to go a little slower. I am back up to most days and my knee feels better.

Will increase steadily! Joe — You are my new hero! We all have to start somewhere….. Starting at 3, is Great also…. Ray, that is exactly what I did today. Brought it down from 10, to 5, Over the 5k by 1pm, but it brings down the pressure to go for the higher count for now.

I am 88 yrs old I have a step goal of 5k daily i have not raised this 5k daily in 2yrs i feel comfortable with this and i believe yout heart has only so meny beats In it am I wrong JAA. Hi I am using the fit bit to help motivated me to walk. I am also using weight watchers to help me make better food choices,9pounds lost in. Keep up the good work.

Trying really hard but not hitting the target. Just have to keep raising my bar. The only difference I notice is it seems it takes me longer to reach my goal of thousand steps.

That is running not walking. I have been on it for about 4 weeks and have lost 18 lbs so far. I have a bad knee and before starting this was using my treadmill but had to stop. Hoping to start back on the treadmill slowly at first.

Which led me to this way of eating, and purchasing a Fitbit tracker. I love my fitbit! Today I am having trouble adding a few oz of a homemade condiment I entered in my custom foods list. I am also 65 and have cut out all bread, pasta, potatoes, rice and sweets. Sounds like someone read the Addictocarb Diet!

We afflicted simply have to treat those carbs like the addictive chemical compounds they are and remove them permanently from your diet. Modern grain flours, breads, pastas, rice, sugar, fruit juices, HFCS, potato — these are all in comfort foods for a reason — our brains have developed pleasure responses — both psychological and physiological attachments — to them. Avoid them — then get your good carbs with a healthy helping of fiber and the weight will come off.

I am I do about 3 miles, three times a week on a treadmill. Dr told me to use the incline because it takes pressure off your joints. This has worked for me. I burn over calories each time because of the incline. Following a heart attack I lost confidence and had some complications with breathing.

I also had an eye op for a torn retina and had uncontrolled diabetes and HBP and obesity!!!! My walking became wobbly and I believe it was due to medication or my present problem of fluid behind my eyeball. My steps were p day!! My son walks with me I had a fall due to the wobbly walking gait but the most I have managed in one day indoors and out has increased but max so far in a day which is now down to due to the injury with the fall. I have just started weighing in weekly and lost 3kg after increasing after the heart attack by 2 stone!!!!

I guess I must do it gradually and keep my spirits up…. You are an inspiration to everyone, you were down but now you are up and on your way. Remember one step at a time is more than none. Happy Healthy years ahead. Keep up da Good Work. I admire your inner strength. Could you borrow a walker for a while just to help to with the balance issues? Get the tall ones so that your hand are above your waist on the poles.

They give you great balance and help propel you forward. Make sure they have good rubber tips.. Good luck. Initially they were just for enhancing my walking with more activity.

Since I reached 65, I have found them great for assistance in walking in snow or ice for balance. At 68 I find they really help me walk farther and better. I have already decided I will be using the poles when I get older.

She has had great success with doing seated exercises. She pumps her arms at the same time as doing the various leg movements. Good for you, Snazz. You have a lot of serious issues but you must have a strong spirit because you,got out there and tried.

Keep working at it. Every move forward is progress, no matter how small. We are all cheering for you. Keep up the good work Ailments make it hard for us, but be proud!

Asthma puts me at a halt many times… but I bounce right back. You got this. You could try using one of the mini exercise bikes to use while sitting down watching TV which would strengthen your legs to help with walking. Never connected to my cell. Have the style where I have a device connected to my desktop at home. He do I get step credit without that? I work with a level of per day. For most this may seem low but I have a sleep disorder that leads to rapid tiring leading to short walks and then nap.

Further due to ptsd I lost all motivation stamina and physical health was low. As I have recovered I have moved from a goal of 2 x per week to per day three times per week. I once did in one walk in Montreal and it then took four days to recover.

The fitbit is a great tool to Guage my skeep energy burn steps naps water and diet all in one place. Great health treatment tool. I have had a step goal of a day for a while, I started with it. I walk a lot at work, so it is should not be too hard to hit.

I also have a dog to walk. Still I average around a day. Yes I walk quite a bit in work and I walk for about 45 mins after work and I usually top out around Depends on your food choices. Low carb and high fat, moderate protein have helped me lose weight! I swim a mile and a half a day, doing interval training. So walking is a supplement to my exercise. My goal is steps per day and I usually make that.

I wish Fitbit was more flexible in acknowledging other forms of exercise. Hi Anne. We recommend checking them out! Welcome to the Fitbit family, Julie! A good place to start is the our Fitbit help site. There you can find help articles filled with great insight. We wish you the very best and hope you reach all of your health and fitness goals this coming year with help from your new Fitbit tracker!

I have just started doing core exercises for about 35 min a day how much would that count for or how will it show up on fit bit? I just got my fitbit and was wondering how to register non aerobic exercise. Also do 1 hour yoga and 1 hr pilates. I also did 1 hr body works and only registered 10 min. Your has to move too. I figured this out while pushing a shopping cart. So while riding or pushing swing your arm that has the tracker.

It helps me. This is one of the few things i agree with AHA. They are owned by the many food groups, and place coconut oil as unhealthy, margarine over butter and others. They fit with red cross for money over us. The band came unglued from the unit on one side. Please reach out to us via our other support channels so we can help determine your warranty options. This is a common problem with fitbit. I have had mine for three years and have had to replace the band 12 times. I certainly hope that you have better luck.

There is a cover that slides over the works part of the Fitbit that can be bought on-line and I believe is available on Amazon. NOT made or sold by Fitbit. I had the same problem but this solved it!! I believe it is sweat that causes the problem.

December 28 Starting my Fitbit today. My goal for is to lose 20 pounds. Walking for 1 hour each day and cutting down on my colorie intake. Retha you seem have a similar goal as I.

Now that all my 8 children are grown it is much easier to do my time on weight and health. How do you set the fit better to your personal walk srtide. I can walk non stop all day and it might read steps. My other Fitbit would register around 12, Hi Rhonda! For instructions on measuring and adjusting your stride length, check out this Fitbit help article.

If you need further help with this, please reach out to our support team via our other support channels so we can take a closer look. I walk a lot but my fitbit has increased my interest a lot!!!! I found 10, too much for an 86 yr.

The goal is 10, It takes the average brisk walker, 15 minutes to walk a mile. Hi James, thanks for your comment. In the blog post, the message we were trying to convey is that 30 minutes of moderate exercise is included in the daily total for 10, steps.

Thanks for reaching out! Fitbit Support, I am a new user who thinks the instructions are perfectly clear that the 30 minutes of moderate exercise are included in the 10, steps. I am a very fit active 58 year old person and avid cyclist and hiker. I walk about steps in 10 minutes on a relatively easy hiking trail.

That is 1 hour 40 minutes of walking per day to get 10, steps. I get my 10, steps but I think 10, steps would be a discouraging goal for many, especially elderly. I was also confused by the 10, steps in 30 mins. I garden a lot and get my steps without really walking I know this is better than nothing but is the steps intended to be active or just motion.

Also I where on my dominant hand any impact? Hi Roger! Many of these situations—such as working or cooking—do include a few steps in-between stationary periods so the tracker tries to give you credit for those steps. For the vast majority of customers, the amount of stray steps accumulated is negligible when compared to the entire day. For a more technical explanation, see How does my tracker count steps?

Welcome to the Fitbit family, Carolyn! Your Flex will record your steps, but in order to view the data collected by your Flex, you must sync your tracker to your account.

After syncing you, should see the data. It does not sync when I push the button to sync. Says unable to reach Fitbit. I have wi fi connection and it worked for the couple months I have had the Fitbit just three days ago would not sync. Hey About me 32 ,doctor ocular pathologist and hematologist from Singapore.

Love to travel been to 17 countries and be super fit. Have been fitbitting since 4 years. I average about perday. I walk fast and include a steep hill walk 3 days a week equivalent to 33 floors each time. If I could offer a comment I would suggest a aiming at a very low carbohydrate diet.

Cut it down to zero. Try doing drinking a 12 Oz. After wolfing this down you could eat a 35 calories Yogurt if your hungry or keep for later in the day. Lunch on a Yogurt, or salad with Red wine vinegar and Balsamic vinegar. Lots of different vegetables.

Be creative. For Super have a large salad followed by a sliced chicken breast or dinner of spices vegetables of all kinds. Drink only teas, coffee or water. No pop or fuzzy beverages. Eat sliced Green Apples precut throughout the day or at night if you feel hungry. Repeat daily and be creative with spices of all types. Try this and let us know.

In reality, I am doing 2 x 30mins a day on a mini-trampoline that way I can exercise regardless of time or outside weather at home. I have been using the Fitbit for several months and my blood pressure has lowered enough for my doctor to be really pleased.

The weight loss is incidental. Keeping track does work and sometimes pushes you to do that extra few steps. I had a surge, it broke down. Just yesterday bought a blaze. I liked my surge, will I regret buying the blaze, anyone have a comment or has done the same thing. Hi Sanford! We hope you thoroughly enjoy your new Blaze. In regards to your Surge, please reach out to us via our other support channels so we can try and help. I have all of the Fitbit line except the surge and find I like the Blaze the best.

Like the Alta the least. Hi just a quick question does this steps a day just mean walking or also riding a bike as I average 5 miles a day doing both any help much appreciated. As am new to this fitness game being 56 years young lol and a triple heart bypass and had put on loads of weight. I am puzzled by the sleeping habit comments from my Alta Fitbit. Is it normal to have restless times during the course of 8 hours? Thank you Jim. I got fitbit yesterday. My bike is my transportation.

I ride an average of 15 miles a day including 2, ft ascent on canyon ride times a week. Will fitbit track biking? Welcome to the Fitbit family, Debi! It depends on what Fitbit tracker you own.

All other tracker, cannot track biking, but you can manually log biking activities. Let us know if you have any other questions! Hi Emilie! Biking exercises do not translate into steps. However, if you have a Surge, Blaze, or Charge 2, you can track your biking exercises via GPS to view distance, time, burned calorie stats and more.

Butt since using the Fitbit and looking at my son right after work I log about steps in an 8 hour shift at my new job no wonder I lost 34 pounds this year. Just being active any movement makes your steps towards a healthier and Welfare life.

Which one should I purchase? Thanks for your interest in Fitbit, Steph! Fitbit Flex 2 or Fitbit One are two solid choices. To see our full lineup of Fitbit trackers check out fitbit. All input is welcome Papa ed.

Yet I love to walk. So that why I have trouble gaining weight. I workout with a P. Weekly and on my own 4 days a week. Just bought my charge 2 and lowered the daily steps to 5k to avoid burnt-out.

But will try to change to 10k to see if I can do it. Pound of fat being burnt sounds very encouraging. Is marching in place at my desk equivalent to taking steps?

Little shocked, knew I walked a lot at work. Wore my new Fitbit today….. Today was just a typical day too. I purchased the Fit Bit Zip and it counts extra. I really wanted to wear it all day. Please help. Hi Patricia. If you continue to receive steps while driving, please reach out to our support team via our other support channels so we can help you further with this. The Charge 2 is not designed to be worn on your ankle so step counts while you are working might not be as accurate. However, aside from that, you can try wearing it on your ankle to see how it works for you.

Your Charge 2 will continue to track your activity as best it can while on your ankle. Hope this helps, Vicki! Hi this is my 2nd week doing steps i have been doing 10, a day sometimes 11, if i dont get my steps up during the day i go for a walk at night to finish i have been put on a eating program with the doctors im kgs and im 38 years old do have crook knees getting married in july next year so really want to get the weight off i also have my fitness pal hooked up to my fitbit as well which counts how many calories you have a day by putting everything you have a day in it works i used to do it a couple of years ago went down to kgs but somehow went back up over the years so far have lost 2 kilos.

I have been getting 10, a day, but that just comes easy. So I think I should increase my steps to 15, per day. I want to do more weight loss and toning, does that sound about right? Remember everyone, no fitness tracker is hundred percent accurate, so what I tend to do is look at tracker and subtract steps. No matter what it is quite helpful. Health first, complaints later.

You have one body so take care of it. Congratulations to all those trying so hard. Total faith that you can reach your goals.

Peace and lover to all. Why would I have 40 steps recorded before I get out of bed in the morning? I did not get up in the middle of the night. My fitbit seems to over count steps. I did measure my stride and it seems to be correct.

Still trying to dial this in! Thanks for your question, Jeri. To learn more about why your Fitbit tracker may pick up extra steps, please check out this Fitbit help article.

Also try restarting your Fitbit tracker to see if that helps. If your Fitbit tracker continues to give you extra steps, reach out to our support team via our other support channels so we can help get you back on track! I am 72 years old my name is janet wilson, i find steps plenty for me what do you think ,.

I have suffered from depression and low self esteem for long time now. I truly believe that people werent meant to be on antidepressants for the long term. I believe life style changes can make the world of difference. I have a very difficult time becoming active. I just quit the YMCA because i never used it even though i had desire to use the pool.

I am also member of Weight Watchers but never follow the program and i am thinking of quitting that too. Not sure what to do. Thanks Carla. Why not set a goal of steps to begin with which you can easily do walking around your home.

Then when that seems easy you can increase by Do it at your own pace and reward your self for your achievements. Be sure to praise yourself for each of your achievements — good luck! I got my Fitbit Blaze in June and obsessively love it! I also walk for 30 minutes each morning before work. For those asking about 30 min or 10, steps, I believe that years ago the Cooper Institute found similar benefits between people who did hardcore workouts once per day, and those who achieved 10, steps throughout the day.

Other research points out tremendous benefits of getting 30 minutes of moderate exercise each day. To me — the great formula is to combine the two: get in a 30 minute brisk walk each day, and smaller increments of steep throughout to hit the 10, step mark. This will help with losing weight, but the increased activity has even greater benefits! There are two parts to this story. I usually get up, walk to the underground station in Berlin , change to another underground line, change to a bus and walk to the office.

At lunch I walk to a shop and buy something to eat. I return home — again using public transportation. Eat something, then walk to a super market and buy food etc.

I do this two or three times a week, because I cannot carry a lot without a car. Walk and use public transportation. But also I am a distance runner.

On training days, I usually reach 20, to 25, steps. Sometimes over 30, The highest was 52, steps i ran the Berlin Marathon that day. I use a Garmin running watch that also tracks steps. Hi: my question is how do I get rid of my stubborn tummy fat below my bra line at front of my tummy and the mid and bottom of my abdominal area….

Just seems to go up a lot when ice not done many steps. Is this common? Hi Nina. If your Fitbit tracker continues to give you extra steps, reach out to our support team via our other support channels so we can take a closer look!

I will have knee replacement surgery, right knee Nov 15th, left on Dec 20th, so 10, is out of the question just now. Nutrition Data — A free online food database, I love Nutrition Data for the extra information it gives you and I love the visual aid of the triangle they use. It shows you at a glance if a food is pretty balanced, if it's more fat, protein or carbs. Super Tracker — If you regularly cook meals at home that don't have nutrition data listed, you can plug your ingredients and servings into Super Tracker's Recipe Calculator or Spark People's or MyFitnessPal's recipe calculator and it will help you in your food tracking.

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Great article. I see many people who have the best intentions in the world to lose weight and end up failing due to lack of important information or by cheating themselves with larger than needed portions or calorie dense food. This article hits some very important often overlooked points so thank you Laura. Youre right. Im not ceeathing a calories in deficit and i get steps easily every day.

I weigh in the evening and in the am. My ideal weight os Id be happy at So…i have some skepticism regarding my ability to actually lose weight purposely. I was from age 30 to I was from about age 36 to Reading this helped a lot! Now I understand a lot of things that werent clear to me about using a fitbit! Thank you so much for all this info. You have definitely inspired me. It was the kick in the ass that I needed!

This momma will put YOU in time out! Where can I find more? Enjoy your babies — they grow so fast! Also, at the time I was not serious about losing weight.

When I could no longer fit into my expensive Columbia jacket that I wear every winter, I knew it was time to get serious. I am a server, so reaching the 10, step goal is no problem for me. Other than that, I feel I do pretty well in every other aspect in using my Fitbit. I am even going to buy a Smart Scale to see how that helps me manage my weight and BMI better as well. I am very excited to start this journey and see where it brings me.

My Fitbit is a lifesaver. Hi Laura: I just the fitbit charge 2 for Xmas and am just getting started with it. I read your article and found it very informative and straight forward. I never realized before the mechanics of the intake and outtake of calories. Do you know if you can track your calories with another app beside the fitbit and manually plug in your intake of calories? If so, how would I do that? Thanks, Judy. I have a Fitbit and have entered my weight and goal weight.

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