Your list shows 8 000 floors then 12 000 floors then 20 000 floors.
Fitbit 300 floors.
If i can do 300 pretty easily in addition to cruise activities then surely many athletic types can make 700 floors.
Fitbit may have included floors because floors are measurable and the aha recommends aerobic exercise.
Atmospheric pressure decreases with increasing elevation so the tracker calculates elevation gain based on the reduction in atmospheric pressure.
Unfortunately fitbit s floor functionality does not recognize the incremental effort of climbing up.
The organizations that you list above are trying to maximize the health of the entire american population with guidelines that are low enough to get participation but high enough to have some benefit.
This fitbit is compatible with spotify pandora and deezer.
So the guidelines are unlikely to be ideal.
Getting in those steps and floors with the fitbit.
In fact floors do not count for anything floors do not carry any incremental caloric burn value it s just a statistic aimed at keeping people motivated.
Fitbit trackers that count floors use an altimeter to calculate how many floors you ve climbed.
An altimeter is a sensor that calculates altitude based on atmospheric pressure.
But all your steps for both going up and down do get counted irrelevant of the floor.
Fitbit devices that count floors have an altimeter sensor that can detect when you re going up or down in elevation.
I managed to get 400 floors with my fitbit surge today.
Also taking stairs indoors climate controlled and at sea level is probably a lot easier than getting floors over distance high altitude hot weather and or rough terrain.
Fitbit badges and trophies can turn walking and running activities with a bit more fun and challenge.
Your device registers one floor when you climb about 10 feet at one time.
According to fitbit customer service there is no badge for 12 000 lifetime floors on your list as ufo.
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The fitbit app has many badges you can acquire for reaching those daily and total walking milestones.
If you prefer to listen to music on the go you can store and play up to 300 songs.