Does it track while on the elliptical?
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It will track movement consistent with movement already being recorded from the location you wear your Vivofit (assume wrist), so your arm movements on the elliptical will record the same as your arm movements while striding if you pump air while doing so. I have not gotten to the depth of trying to set up particular exercise (swimming, elliptical, weight training) that has a distinct burn rate that differs from "standard" activity, like I had on my Fitbit.
148025
Love our elliptical machine, however the heart monitor never really ever worked right! It is very quiet and smooth
1955624
Hi, I have used this headphones on the elliptical running machine, and no problem, but is different.
2195103
No. It calculates the estimate by skin temperature, movement, and some other things through the sensor. I use both armband and a polar hrm and they are pretty much the same for my activity. Sometimes the hrm will be moreand ssometimes it's less.
1654773
Short answer: yes. It tracks your daily miles and there is an option to start tracking a "workout". It works like a stopwatch. You have to go through some menu functions to get to it but it doesn't take very long. You press the lower right button and the timer goes off. As you work out, you can check your HR, see how many calories you have currently lost, and the distance in miles and steps. You can even pause it for those bathroom breaks or extended water breaks and then press the lower right button to restart the workout. It won't save it so if you have another work out it will over ride it. It's quick and easy without complications of setting anything other than pressing a button to start tracking. I love this watch. Unfortunately, one downfall I started to notice was the clasp that kept the darn thing on your wrist became distrustful. First couple months were without issue and then I noticed after daily wear and removal, the clasp would easily unclasp and my watch would fly across the room or drop to the floor. Some causes were during aggressive movement as in a weight lifting workout or a run, but even during non aggressive movement (walking, dishes, picking things up) it would come off. So, with that said, I lost my favorite watch two weeks ago :-( be weary but don't lit hinder you. I would maybe buy another band and switch it every so often. I hope this helps some how...
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Dont know but i would guess no. The heart monitor that came with it is useless so i bought my own finger o2 heart rate monitor. But i do not use it all the time. The elliptical is a great work out, i bought it for the work out not the heart monitor.
2108993
Yes, you can track your distance, pace, BPM while running! I'm really happy with mine.
1268732
It doesn't. If you want to track cycling download Runkeeper from the App Store. It's free.
1002153
No, the zip does not track stairs. You would need one of the other Fitbits for that
957128
No it does not I have one and use for a month worked perfect I still have it but no longer need it was in use this year great tracking device!!
1835021
yes it sure does it tracks time worked out and calories burned and total fat burn %
2050903
When you wear it on your shoe, it recognizes the circular movement, I guess. If you cycle/walk/run for over 10 minutes in a row it counts this as a workout, if not it just counts steps.
1820289
Short answer: yes. Long answer: when you begin your work out, you hit a start/stop button. This starts a timer and begins keeping track of the various other things: calories, avg hr, etc. If you don't start the timer, you don't get those things tracked. It also has a lap button, to help with tracking pace, if you're a runner, swimmer or cyclist. I don't use that feature myself, so can't speak to it.
1224163
Yes . Just calibrate it with the treadmill a couple times. Otherwise if you go outside as well it seems to take strides differently on the treadmill
2198081
No, it does not, though it does have several programs that vary the work out. I would not recommend this product, as many people (including us) have had trouble with welds failing and the company does not stand behind this failure. We were able to get our weld fail repaired locally so we are still able to use the elliptical.
1082784
It normally gets all the revs as steps, I have used it many times with an elliptical. But it doesn't know the difference between steps on an elliptical and regular steps to give you more or less calories burned.
949550
Mine works on my elliptical and when I'm on my recumbent bike...I put the pedometer on my shoe and it measures half the "steps" since only one foot is "going" up and down.