I commute to work and use my GPSMAP 66 to record my cycling activity. I have noticed that my vivoactive 3 will record steps, particularly when it's bumpy. Is there a way to prevent this from happening? The only way I can think of is to record a cycling activity on my watch, too, and then not save it. But that seems like an unnecessary drain of battery.
No, steps are not related to any activity so even if you do the above, it won't work. You could however turn off Activity Tracking which would take care of it.
Turning Off Activity Tracking When you turn off activity tracking, your steps, floors climbed, intensity minutes, sleep tracking, and Move IQ events are not recorded. 1 Hold the touchscreen. 2 Select Settings > Activity Tracking > Status > Off.
