How Do I Add Cycling To My Fitbit Charge 2?

by | Last updated on January 24, 2024

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  1. Tap on your Charge 2.
  2. Choose the option “Exercise Shortcuts”
  3. Tap on “Edit” so you can add “Spinning” (click here to see the steps.)

How do I get my Fitbit to track biking?

Why is my Fitbit not tracking my cycling?


Because the on your arm has no way to know what the wheel of your bike is doing, your Fitbit needs to get the bike's distance another way

. That means your Fitbit needs to use GPS–either built-in or using the GPS from your paired phone (called Connected GPS.)

Will Fitbit track exercise bike?

To track your indoor cycling sessions on your Fitbit, simply

go to exercise and then swipe along with the activities until you get to spinning

. All you then have to do is press on it to start recording and tap on it again to stop it when you're done.

How do you track miles on a bike?

  1. Websites. MapMyRide.com, Geodistance.com, Bikejournal.com, Veloroutes.org and similar websites allow riders to create maps of their routes, track miles traveled and keep journals about their adventures. …
  2. Cells and iPods. …
  3. Odometers and Bike Computers. …
  4. GPS.

Does Fitbit Charge 4 automatically track cycling?


The Fitbit Charge 4 does have an activity auto-detect function, but it doesn't allow a GPS trace of your ride to be viewed afterwards

.

How does Fitbit track indoor bike?

To track, first, go into your app and make sure that spinning is one of your selected activities. Click on the image of the tracker to open the device menu. Scroll down to the bottom and select “exercise shortcuts.” In there, you can remove one if necessary and then add spinning to your list.

Does cycling count as steps Fitbit?

Since biking is an activity where your hands are mostly stationary, it's a given

you won't get as many steps

. Calorie burn is more dependent on your intensity (heart rate if you have a tracker with HR) as I understand it.

Which Fitbit is best for cycling?


Fitbit Charge 4

: Best fitness tracker for cycling

As well as the usual heart rate data, the Charge 4 is also the first showcase of a new fitness metric for Fitbit – Active Zone Minutes.

How do I track cycling on my Fitbit Charge 3?

  1. On your tracker, open the Exercise app.
  2. Swipe left to find an exercise.
  3. Tap the exercise to select it.
  4. Tap Start to begin the exercise, or tap Set Goal to choose a time, distance, or calorie goal depending on the activity. …
  5. Tap the play icon to begin tracking your exercise.

How do I add cycling to my Fitbit Charge 4?

  1. Tap on your profile picture, then your Charge 4.
  2. Scroll down to Exercise Shortcuts.
  3. Tap on Edit in the upper right and remove a shortcut you don't need.
  4. Now the + Exercise Shortcut will turn blue.
  5. Tap on + Exercise shortcut and add elliptical.
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