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Fitness and Exercise

Track activity with the Exercise app

Fitbit Coach app right on your wrist.

and complete guided workouts with the

Sync Versa with the Fitbit app and share your activity with friends and family, see how your overall fitness level compares to your peers, and more.

During a workout, you can play music through the Music app , Pandora app or Deezer app on your watch, or control music playing on your phone. To play music stored on your watch, open the app and choose the music you want to listen to. Then go back to the Exercise or Fitbit Coach app and start a workout. To control music playing while you exercise, swipe down from the top of the screen and tap the music controls icon . Note that you need to pair a Bluetooth audio device, such as headphones or a speaker, to Versa to hear music stored on your watch.

For more information, see

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Track your exercise automatically

Versa automatically recognizes and records many high-movement activities which are at least 15 minutes long. Sync your device to see basic stats about your activity in the Exercise tile in the Fitbit app.

For more information, including how to change the minimum duration before an activity is tracked, see help.fitbit.com

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Track and analyze exercise with the Exercise app

Track specific exercises with the Exercise app on Versa to see real-time stats, including heart-rate data, calories burned, elapsed time, and a post-workout summary on your wrist. For complete workout stats, and a workout intensity map if you used GPS, tap the Exercise tile in the Fitbit app.

Note: Versa uses the GPS sensors on your nearby phone to capture GPS data.

GPS requirements

Connected GPS is available for all supported phones with GPS sensors. For more information, see help.fitbit.com

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1. Turn on Bluetooth and GPS on your phone.

2. Make sure Versa is paired to your phone.

3. Make sure the Fitbit app has permission to use GPS or location services.

4. Check that connected GPS is turned on for the exercise.

a. Open the Exercise app and swipe to find the exercise you want to track.

b. Tap the gear icon and make sure connected GPS is set to On. You may have to swipe up to find this option.

5. If using connected GPS, keep your phone with you while you exercise.

Track an exercise

1. On Versa, open the Exercise app and swipe to find an exercise.

2. Tap the exercise to choose it. To see additional exercise types, tap More at the bottom.

3. Tap the play icon to begin the exercise, or tap the flag icon a time, distance, or calorie goal depending on the activity.

to choose

4. When you're done with your workout or want to pause, tap the pause icon .

5. Tap the play icon to resume your workout, or tap the flag icon to finish.

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6. When prompted, confirm you want to end the workout. Your workout summary appears.

7. Tap Done to close the summary screen.

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Versa shows 3 real-time stats. Swipe the middle stat to see all of your realtime stats.

If you set an exercise goal, your watch vibrates and flashes when you’re halfway to your goal and when you reach the goal.

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If the exercise uses GPS, an icon appears in the top left as your watch connects to your phone's GPS sensors. When the screen says "connected" and Versa vibrates, GPS is connected.

Customize your exercise settings and shortcuts

Customize various settings for each exercise type on your watch. Settings include:

Show Laps

Automatic Lap

Settings

Customize Stats

Connected GPS

Auto-Pause

Run Detect

Always-on Screen

Receive alerts when you reach certain milestones during your workout

When Show Laps is set to Automatic , customize how laps are counted

Choose what stats you want to see when tracking an exercise

Track your route using GPS

Automatically pause a run when you stop moving

Track runs automatically without opening the Exercise app

Keep the screen on during exercise

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1. On Versa, open the Exercise app .

2. Swipe through the exercises until you find the one you want to customize.

3. Tap the gear icon  and swipe through the list of settings.

4. Tap a setting to adjust it.

5. When you're done, press the back button to return to the exercise screen and start your workout.

To change or reorder the exercise shortcuts in the Exercise app:

1. From the Today tab in the Fitbit app, tap your profile picture > Versa tile.

2. Tap Exercise Shortcuts.

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To add a new exercise shortcut, tap the + icon and select an exercise.

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To remove an exercise shortcut, swipe left on a shortcut.

To reorder an exercise shortcut, tap Edit (iPhones only), and press and hold the hamburger icon , then drag it up or down.

Check your workout summary

After you complete a workout, Versa shows a summary of your stats.

Sync your watch, and tap the Exercise tile in the Fitbit app to see additional stats and a workout intensity map if you used GPS.

Check your heart rate

Heart-rate zones help you target the training intensity of your choice. See your current zone and progress toward your maximum heart rate on your device next to your heart-rate reading. In the Fitbit app, you can see your time spent in zones during a particular day or exercise. Three zones based on American Heart

Association recommendations are available, or you can create a custom zone if you have a specific heart rate you're targeting.

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Default heart-rate zones

Default heart-rate zones are calculated using your estimated maximum heart rate.

Fitbit calculates your maximum heart rate with the common formula of 220 minus your age.

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Icon Zone Calculation

Below

Zones

Below 50% of your maximum heart rate

Description

Below the fat burn zone, your heart beats at a slower pace. You’re likely at rest or doing light activities such as taking a stroll.

Fat Burn

Zone

Between

50% and

69% of your maximum heart rate

In the fat burn zone, you’re likely in a moderate activity such as a brisk walk.

Your heart rate and breathing might be elevated, but you can still carry on a conversation.

Cardio

Zone

Between

70% and

84% of your maximum heart rate

In the cardio zone, you’re likely doing a vigorous activity such as running or spinning.

Peak

Zone

Greater than 85% of your maximum heart rate

In the peak zone, you’re likely doing a short, intense activity that improves performance and speed, such as sprinting or high-intensity interval training.

Note that the heart-rate value appears gray if your watch is searching for a stronger reading.

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Custom heart-rate zones

Instead of using these 3 heart-rate zones, you can create a custom zone to target a specific heart-rate range in the Fitbit app.

For more information, see help.fitbit.com

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Work out with Fitbit Coach

The Fitbit Coach app help you stay fit anywhere.

provides guided bodyweight workouts on your wrist to

1. On Versa, open the Fitbit Coach app

2. Swipe to find a workout.

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3. Tap the workout you want, and tap the play icon to start. To preview the workout, tap the menu icon in the top right.

For more information, see help.fitbit.com

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Share your activity

After you complete a workout, sync your watch with the Fitbit app to share your stats with friends and family.

For more information, see help.fitbit.com

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View your cardio fitness score

View your overall cardiovascular fitness on your wrist or in the Fitbit app. See your cardio fitness score and cardio fitness level, which shows how you compare to your peers.

On your watch, swipe up to Fitbit Today and find the heart-rate tile. Swipe left to see your time spent in each heart-rate zone for the day. Swipe left again to see your cardio fitness score and cardio fitness level.

For more information, see help.fitbit.com

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