Because the device looks for continuous motion pausing when you go up a flight of stairs can cause the device to not count the floor.
Which fitbit tracks floors.
Please note that fitbit devices that count floors have an altimeter sensor that can detect when you re going up or down in elevation.
Wear your tracker or watch to record your sleep then use the fitbit app to view insights set goals and create a better bedtime routine see how everything you do adds up log meals and snacks then compare that information against your activity stats to get a better idea of your calories in vs.
Your device registers 1 floor when you climb about 10 feet or 3 meters.
Fitbit devices that count floors have an altimeter sensor that can detect when you re going up or down in elevation.
I also took the quiz to be matched with a product selecting floors climbed as my only desired feature and fitbit matched me to the inspire and inspire hr.
The fitbit blaze fitness tracker is feature rich and tracks steps calories burned distance traveled active minutes floors climbed heart rate and sleep time.
In this case there are a couple of things that may be causing your tracker to record extra floors.
Pressure changes due to things like weather or gusts of wind may record floors.
Your device registers one floor when you climb about 10 feet at one time.
It s inner altimeter will calculate altitude based on atmospheric pressure.
As wtksk8r mentioned your device registers one floor when you climb about 10 feet at one time.
An accelerometer converts motion or acceleration into digital measurements when you re wearing the tracker.
Your device uses changes in barometric pressure combined with the steps you take to calculate floors climbed.
Thanks for taking the time to report the situation you are experiencing with your charge 3 tracking floors.
To track your activity fitbit trackers utilize a 3 axis accelerometer to follow your movements.
Though your tracker is designed to look for pressure changes based on elevation gains pressure changes due to other causes such as a gust of wind a weather change or opening a door can occasionally cause your tracker to register extra floors.
Fitbit devices that count floors have an altimeter sensor that detects when you go up in elevation.
Thanks for joining the fitbit community jo h and smileysmee.
Your fitbit charge 2 calculates floors using an altimeter which is a sensor that calculates altitude based on atmospheric pressure.
I ve always read that the inspire does not count stairs.
When i looked online today floors climbed is now listed under features and specs for both inspire and inspire hr.
By compiling this data the tracker can give you a detailed account of the frequency duration and intensity of your activity.
It does not register floors when you go down.