Pressure changes due to things like weather or gusts of wind may record floors.
Which fitbit tracks floors.
An accelerometer converts motion or acceleration into digital measurements when you re wearing the tracker.
It s inner altimeter will calculate altitude based on atmospheric pressure.
It does not register floors when you go down.
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.
To track your activity fitbit trackers utilize a 3 axis accelerometer to follow your movements.
Thanks for bringing this to my attention.
Your device registers one floor when you climb about 10 feet at one time.
By compiling this data the tracker can give you a detailed account of the frequency duration and intensity of your activity.
When i looked online today floors climbed is now listed under features and specs for both inspire and inspire hr.
Fitbit devices that count floors have an altimeter sensor that detects when you go up in elevation.
Your device registers 1 floor when you climb about 10 feet or 3 meters.
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 uses changes in barometric pressure combined with the steps you take to calculate floors climbed.
Your fitbit charge 2 calculates floors using an altimeter which is a sensor that calculates altitude based on atmospheric pressure.
Thanks for taking the time to report the situation you are experiencing with your charge 3 tracking floors.
Your device uses both an accelerometer and altimeter to track floors and registers a floor when detecting continuous motion combined with an elevation gain of about 10 feet.
Thanks for joining the fitbit community jo h and smileysmee.
In this case there are a couple of things that may be causing your tracker to record extra floors.
I ve always read that the inspire does not count stairs.
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.
As wtksk8r mentioned your device registers one floor when you climb about 10 feet at one time.
Please note that 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.