
You can ask, "Alexa, ask Fitbit how many steps I've taken today" or "Alexa, ask Fitbit how many calories I've burned this week." If you swap a kickboard for putting your hands to work, that's inevitably going to have an impact on your data as well.Īfter that's set up, all you'll need say is "Alexa, ask Fitbit." each time to find out a stat. Also changing strokes during a lap is not ideal and you shouldn't rest for longer than 60 seconds after completing a pool length.

The first to make sure you are completing a full lap and now breaking during a swimming length. If you're worried about accuracy, there are a few ways to improve things. It's good to do at least 10 minutes or more of continuous laps to get the best results. Getting in and out of the pool will also affect the tracking. New or less seasoned swimmers will have a slightly harder time tracking swims if there's a lot of pausing during laps. It helps the Flex 2 algorithms calculate your swim metrics more accurately. There's not a great deal of customisation going on here, but you can change the pool length and unit measurement. Read this: Ultimate guide to getting fit with the Fitbit appĪfter doing this, make sure you head to the advanced swim settings found in the account page of the app. Fitbit says this is turned off by default to conserve battery life "for those who do not regularly swim." You'll also have to turn on the swim track feature before you hop in the pool.

You then get an overview of calories burned in a chart, the amount of time you've swam, distance, pace and impact on your day. Track swimming with Flex 2įour swim strokes can be tracked with the Flex 2: freestyle, breaststroke, backstroke and butterfly. If you check your progress after you've surpassed your goal you'll see a flashing green light and four white lights.

When you reach your goal Flex 2 vibrates and the lights flash in celebration. Green - Daily goal progress tap the front of the Flex 2 and a green light along with a series of white lights will pop up letting you know how close you are to your goal.Įach solid white light represents 25% of your goal, so for example, if your goal is 10,000 steps and you see four white lights, you've gone at least 7,500 steps.
