Fitbits allegedly measure how many floors you ve climbed using an altimeter which measures when air pressure decreases slightly.
Does fitbit flex 2 count floors.
Your device uses changes in barometric pressure to detect elevation change and therefore requires that you physically change elevation in order to properly record floors.
It does not count floors accurately and i have been trying to determine when it does and doesn t count.
There s no catch in the stairs.
Your device registers 1 floor when you climb about 10 feet or 3 meters.
Affects me too.
Fitbit devices don t count floors on stationary exercise.
They were around 10 feet.
It was still 8.
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As wtksk8r mentioned your device registers one floor when you climb about 10 feet at one time.
Fitbit devices that count floors have an altimeter sensor that detects when you go up in elevation.
Fitbit devices that count floors have an altimeter sensor that can detect when you re going up or down in elevation.
It does not register floors when you go down.
This is a sensor that measures altitude based on atmospheric pressure.
Calories burned accuracy verdict.
Fitbit devices detect floors using something called an altimeter.
Fitbit devices do not count the elevation gains simulated from a stairmaster inclined treadmill or other stationary exercise equipment.
I have noticed that if i go up the two flights in one continuous trip it will count only one floor.
Climbed another flight of stairs and check again and the number did not not change.
The device on your wrist takes these readings to estimate.
Your device uses changes in barometric pressure combined with the steps you take to calculate floors climbed.
My charge hr usually registered 20 floors when i went out for a run.
Your device uses changes in barometric pressure combined with the steps you take to calculate floors climbed.
Fitbit accuracy for floor tracking.
Fitbit devices that count floors have an altimeter sensor that detects when you go up in elevation.
Thanks for bringing this to my attention.
Your device registers one floor when you climb about 10 feet at one time.
Your device registers 1 floor when you climb about 10 feet or 3 meters.
Climbed up 2 floors and the count showed 8 when it should have shown 9.
Please note that fitbit devices that count floors have an altimeter sensor that can detect when you re going up or down in elevation.
And yes i did stop to check the result and wasn t running.
Just to knock off that reason as well.
I live in a house which has three floors with two flights of stairs.
Not very accurate but the fitbit flex is the best of the bunch.
