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Vivoactive 4s. Using a baby carriage doesn't counting steps. What should I do?

Former Member
Former Member over 4 years ago

without baby carriag everything is good and working.

  • 0 over 4 years ago

    Nothing. Just ignore the issue.

  • Former Member
    0 Former Member over 4 years ago in reply to tmk2

    offcourse...I payed 260e and this thing can't count a steps.. wery vell.. It's like your answer, worth nothing!

  • 0 over 4 years ago in reply to Former Member
    this thing can't count a steps

    Of course it can't count steps! What it counts is rhythmic motion of your wrist, as this is something people do when walking normally, but since your wrist remains relatively motionless on the handlebar, the watch has no way of knowing that you do steps.

    As I see it, you have 2 options:

    1. The one I gave you in my first reply.

    2. Put the watch in your pocket or attach it to your ankle.

    Option 2 seems very weird to me, I would never do anything like that just to have my steps counted, so I recommended you option 1. It is up to you if you follow it or not. I couldn't care less.

  • 0 over 4 years ago in reply to tmk2

    As much as I dislike Fitbit, credit where credit is due. Their trackers have no issues counting steps even when your wrist isn't moving. Garmin has a long long way to go with their algorithms.

  • Former Member
    0 Former Member over 4 years ago in reply to 1517701

    I bought this watch for my wife.. I have also Fenix 3 Hr and  with this watch I don't have any problems even when my wrist not moving. So I can't  understand differents between vivoactive and fenix , because it's the same activity and produckt..

  • 0 over 4 years ago

    I'm quite surprised that some other brands are able to count when your wrist is not moving. I would bet it has something to do with style of wolking. Me and my wife had different wrist bands from different brands (true, none of them was Fitbit) while walking with baby carriage and none of them was able to count steps. 

    The movement that the algorithm is looking for is just not there when your wrist is laying on something. If the algorithm would be so sensitive I believe it would have to have problems on the other side - counting steps when you are not walking at all (for example in a car or in a train). If fitbit is so good that it is working on both sides I'm giving them a credit but I have hard time to believe it

     

    What I can imagine is that they have a function where your smartphone is able to count steps, it is connected to your wrist band and it is actually counting steps when wrist band thinks you are not moving, than it is able to add steps from smartphone to its internal steps but if it can really detects steps while wrist is not moving.... 

  • +1 over 4 years ago

    The simplest solution is put the watch in your pocket while pushing a stroller.  It's the same for other things like pushing a cart while shopping, using hiking polls, holding on to the rails on a treadmill, etc.  If you want HR data, use an external HRM during those times.

    I gave up on fitbit years ago, as their step counting was a bit "generous".  In comparing to a few other vendors, I found FB to consistently be very noticeably higher.  I don't think most FB users really cared, as it was easier to reach their step goals.

  • Former Member
    0 Former Member over 4 years ago

    I noticed the same thing with a shopping cart with Fitbit and Garmin.  Your hand is just too stationary.  The Fitbit, though, would give me several thousand extra steps with a vibrating lawnmower or outboard motor, so the Garmin is more accurate on that count. If you push with one hand and let the one with the watch hand free, it will count the steps, FWIW.