The device on your wrist takes these readings to estimate.
Fitbit floors climbed too high.
I haven t seen an answer for this yet.
So i think that fitbit need to come up with a solution that it works properly.
I expected the calorie count on the way up to be higher than when i logged that same mile separately on the way back down.
Fitbit devices that count floors have an altimeter sensor that can detect when you re going up or down in elevation.
Before with charge 2 i didn t have this issue.
But the reaction not to use floors is not an acceptable solution.
You ve climbed 4 000 floors since joining fitbit.
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.
All of the suddden my new fitbit thinks i m climbing sky scrapers every day.
Just got my new charge 2 and the floors are way off by hundreds.
At first we thought it was because of a winter storm and extremely high winds but that is over.
It seems to be counting 3x what i ve actually climbed.
In fact i climbed up a relativey steep hill for 1 mile which was 36 floors.
I ve had a charge for a year.
I just got my charge 3 last week and notice the same problem.
I spoke with a fitbit rep on saturday and we reset my charge 3 but it s still having the same problem.
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This is a sensor that measures altitude based on atmospheric pressure.
Your device registers one floor when you climb about 10 feet at one time.
I payed for a lot of money with all the features should work as ment to be.
Thanks for the info.
Anyone still having problems with the floor counter counting too high.
I never had a problem with the charge and my floor count.
You ve climbed 1 000 floors since joining fitbit.
Your device uses changes in barometric pressure combined with the steps you take to calculate floors climbed.
You ve climbed 500 floors since joining fitbit.
I normally get around 20 40 floors day.
By joining our community you agree to uphold these guidelines so please take a moment to look them over.
Fitbit devices detect floors using something called an altimeter.
I ve done 7 8 stairs today probably less but my fitbit charge 2 shows 59 floors.
Both of our floors started going nuts last saturday 3 23.
Hello i have same issue counting floors even when i do not climbed a floor.
I have a charge 2 and my husband has a charge 3.
Just got my charge 2.
