Fitbit cheating

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So, if you were spending an hour in the back garden sawing wood, is it cheating to swap your fitbit to your sawing arm in order to gain extra steps? (I got 3,000. It was a lot of sawing).

I think it's fair enough. Husband is saying it's cheating.

On the app there is a q&a and it asks something along these lines. The example is a drummer. The reckoning is that the drumming will use as many, if not more calories than the equivalent steps so it is valid to count these.

I also get steps from driving on the bumpy roads round here. DH gets them from fence painting. I get them from ironing. We love cheat steps in this house.

I definitely get steps when riding, but as my instructor is brutal and we barely spend any time in walk, I think it counts and isn't a cheat.

I do average about 15,000 steps a day though (dog walking and school runs on foot every day help!)

I lent mine to 7yo dd for an hour. It auto recognised 40mins of exercise in that time, which was just her going about her day. This explains why she can eat her own bodyweight in food and still see every single rib. Perhaps I should get off mumsnet and the sofa

That sounds like a LOT of sawing.

This is why I didn't like the fitbit, I only wanted it to count real steps. Jiggling my leg for 20 minutes = 700 steps? That was ridiculous.

What is a Fitbit? aside from some weird thing that somehow counts how many steps you take...

Clapping registers as steps...
I went to support a friend running the marathon last month, and 4 hours of clapping runners on registered nearly as many steps as if I'd run it

Ah that explains why I had registered a lot of steps at a marathon recently but stood still for 6 hours .

You are only cheating on yourself though unless you are in a team.

Dh's fitbit logs his Motorbike riding as steps it's bloody annoying!

Clapping works well.

But the best one is putting it on your toddlers wrist

I put mine down my leggings when I do a spinning class! Equates to about 6000 steps!

My fit bit doesn't register crocheting, knitting or washing up. I've just bounced dog up and down (in lieu of baby he's tiny and loves it) didn't register a single step. I have checked in car journeys and on back of dh motorbike. It does register climbing in and out and on and off but doesn't register any steps at all whilst I'm seated. I wear it on my non dominant wrist.

Hmmm dh is suggesting alternatives to try out using wrist action now.........

No, cheating is when DH asks me to wear his Fitbit because I'm taking the dog on a very very long walk.

I just decided against a fitbit as I read some reviews it doesn't pick up 'pram walking' (I guess as your wrist is stationary on the handle and not swinging about)

I do a lot of pram walking so a fitbit I no good for me?

I have often thought about putting mine on the dogs dollar.

Lightening, was about to say that apparently wanking counts as steps!

Hacker, you can put it in your pocket or bag, or around hour ankle

Hacker you're probably right, I didn't get many steps in the supermarket pushing a trolley.

Lightening yes you do get steps from that ( probably).

Hacker I just put mine in my pocket when I'm pushing the prism!

Prism?! Pram

I've got a Fitbit One because I didn't want the bracelet that everyone can see. I put it on the middle of my bra, between the cups.

I've got a One too, it only registers steps not arm waving.

I must be doing clapping wrong, Fitbit thinks I'm going into sleep mode whenever I applaud (or grind pepper).
I count "Just Dance" movement as steps, it's more tiring than walking!