How do I track my workouts with my Fitbit device and Google Pixel Watch

A variety of exercises are available in the Exercise app . Choose the option that best suits your activity (for example, if you attend a spin class, use Spinning). If your exercise isn’t included, choose Workout.

• For Fitbit Charge 5, Fitbit Charge 6, Fitbit Inspire 3, Fitbit Luxe, Fitbit Sense series, Fitbit Versa series, and Google Pixel Watch series, all exercises are available in the Exercise app . They can’t be reordered on Charge 6, Sense series, Versa series, or Google Pixel Watch series.

• Charge 5, Charge 6, Inspire 3, Luxe, Sense series, Versa 3, Versa 4, and Google Pixel Watch series show your most recently used exercises in the Exercise tile and/or at the top of the Exercise app .

Fitbit app

1. From the Today tab in the Fitbit app, tap Devices   your device.

2. Tap Exercise Shortcuts and make your changes:

   • Tap to add an exercise.

   • To remove an exercise, swipe left on a shortcut and tap Delete.

   • To reorder the exercises, press and hold a shortcut, and drag it up or down to change its position.

3. Sync your device.

On most devices, tap the screen to check various stats during your workout. This includes calories burned, time elapsed, and your heart rate and heart-rate zone.

On all Google Pixel Watch, Sense, and Versa series devices, you can also customize the stats shown on the screen:

1. On your watch, open the Exercise app .

2. Swipe through the list of workouts to find the one you want to customize.

3. To customize the stats:

   • Google Pixel Watch series: Tap Settings Workout Views Key Metrics. Choose the metric you want to monitor in each slot.

   • Versa, Versa Lite Edition, and Versa 2: At the top left, tap Settings   Customize Stats. Make your choices for the top, middle, and bottom stats.

   • Sense series, Versa 3, and Versa 4: Swipe up to have the exercise settings. In the Show stats section, tap Top, Middle, or Bottom to choose the stats you want to access.

4. Return to the exercise screen:

   • Google Pixel Watch series: Swipe right until you return to the exercise screen with Play .

   • Versa, Versa Lite Edition, and Versa 2: Press Back to return to the exercise screen.

   • Sense series, Versa 3, and Versa 4: Swipe down until you return to the exercise screen with the Play icon.

5. Select Play   to start the workout.

Capture GPS data, which includes a workout intensity map that displays your pace, distance, and heart-rate zones, with built-in or connected GPS on your device. Only activities where you cover physical distance outdoors, like a run, walk, hike, or bike ride, offer GPS tracking.

For more information, refer to How do I use GPS on my Fitbit device.

Receive time or distance-based updates on your Fitbit device during a workout. For the Google Pixel Watch series, open the Fitbit app and tap Exercise days to check your splits. You can do this after you complete a run and sync your device. Alternatively, you can set up Alerts for 1 km splits while you workout. These splits are included in the post workout summary.

Most Fitbit devices automatically detect and save high-movement activities through the SmartTrack feature. The Google Pixel Watch 4 uses activity detection.

Activity detection

The Pixel Watch 4 uses activity detection to automatically track and save common activities, so you don't have to start a workout. After you finish your workout, you'll receive a notification on your watch and phone with a summary. You'll then be asked to confirm the detected activity, which helps improve future predictions. You can also review your stats and edit the workout within the Fitbit app.

Confirming that the activity detected is correct and updating the details is important to enable the best experience, with predictions based on the activities you do most. In the Fitbit app, your workout recap lets you confirm, delete, or change the activity that was detected. Depending on the exercise detected, you will see suggested activities that are tailored to your routines and preferences. The more you confirm and update the details, the better activity detection will become at predicting your activities. 

To confirm an accurately detected activity:

• You can confirm from the notification on your watch or phone by tapping ‘Confirm’
• In the Fitbit app, find the workout recap under Exercise days, and tap Confirm.

To edit a detected activity:

1. Tap on a detected activity on your phone or watch, or tap the Exercise days tile in the Fitbit app to select the workout. 
2. Tap on one of the activities suggested, or tap More  to see more workout options.  Select the right activity, or add a new activity, then tap Confirm.

To delete a detected activity:

1. Tap on detected activity on your phone or watch, or tap the Exercise days tile in the Fitbit app to select the workout. 
2. Tap Delete activity.

You can control minimum duration and turn off certain activities in the Fitbit app:

1. In the Fitbit app, tap your Google Account.
2. Tap Fitbit settings Activity.
3. Tap Activity detection.
4. Tap an activity type and then adjust the Minimum duration by activity type or turn off Detect automatically.

Automatically detect, recognize and record high-movement activities through the SmartTrack feature on these devices: 

• Alta and Alta HR
• Blaze
• Charge 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6
• Charge HR
• Flex 2
• Google Pixel Watch 1, 2, and 3
• Inspire
• Inspire 2 and 3
• Inspire HR
• Ionic
• Luxe
• Sense and Sense 2
• Surge
• Versa and Versa Lite
• Versa 2, 3, and 4

 To edit a SmartTrack entry: 

1. Tap on the detected workout on your phone or tap the Exercise days tile in the Fitbit app.

2. Tap Edit .

3. Edit the details of the exercise.
4. Tap Trash  to delete.

After confirming the workout you will receive a summary of key metrics including:

• Cardio load
• Duration
• Energy burned
• Heart rate zones

Get real time activity alerts with Start workout reminders and Auto Start features

Use Start workout reminders or Auto Start on your device to track your workout with real-time stats when it detects you’ve started an activity.

• If you have reminders turned on and don't accept the notification, your activity will still be recorded automatically by activity detection.
• Google Pixel Watch 2 & 3: Start workout
•  reminders are on by default.

• Google Pixel Watch 4 (with version 3.43.1.805933656 ): Start workout reminders are off by default but can be enabled.

Learn more about device activity alerts by referring to What activities does my Fitbit device and Google Pixel Watch track

For certain Fitbit devices, if you pause during a workout such as at a traffic light activity tracking pauses automatically while you’re stationary. This feature is known as auto-pause, and your device vibrates to indicate that activity tracking is paused.

Resume your workout, and your device vibrates again when exercise tracking restarts. If your device doesn’t detect activity for 10 consecutive minutes, a message appears on your screen to check if you want to end the exercise.

Tip: Exercise types that support this feature vary by device.

To turn this feature on or off:

• On Sense, Versa, Versa Lite Edition, Versa 2, Versa 3, and Google Pixel Watch series, you can control the music playing on your phone or on your watch during a workout.
• On Blaze, you can control the music on your phone.
• On Charge 6, Sense 2 and Versa 4, you can control YouTube Music playing on your phone.

To automatically track swims to capture pool lengths, duration, distance, and pace, or use the Exercise app to check real-time duration and other stats varies by device.

For more information, refer to How do I track swims with my Fitbit device?

Connect another app, like Strava or Runkeeper, with your Fitbit account to track your workouts in one place. For more information, refer to How do I connect Fitbit with another app?