What are the reminders I see on my Fitbit device?

Receive reminders on your Fitbit device that encourage healthy behaviors. Note that reminders are turned off while you’re asleep.

Reminders to move

Stay active during the day with an hourly activity goal and reminders to move.

A reminder to move is a notification that cues you to walk at least 250 steps per hour to help you meet your hourly activity goal. If you haven’t walked 250 steps, the reminder appears on your device at 10 minutes before the hour (for example, at 10:50 a.m.) and causes your device to vibrate.

Animation of the hourly reminder to move

To start, your hourly activity goal is to take at least 250 steps per hour (which equals a few minutes of walking) from 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m., 7 days a week. You can adjust the hours that you track your goal and receive reminders to move.

Note that activities that don’t include steps, such as spinning, won’t count toward your goal. If you miss your goal, you can’t make it up by taking extra steps the next hour.

Progress toward hourly activity goal screen

To change your goal, see How do I track my health and fitness goals with the Fitbit app?

Research shows that sitting for long periods of time is linked with a higher risk of health issues, including obesity, increased blood pressure, high blood sugar, and abnormal cholesterol levels (source). Even if you meet daily exercise guidelines, extended sitting can impact your health (source). Moving a few minutes every hour can help to reduce the negative effects of sitting (source).

  1. From the clock screen, swipe up to open Fitbit Today .
  2. On the hourly activity tile , see how many steps you took this hour.
  3. Swipe to see how many hours you met your goal today.
  1. From the Today tab in the Fitbit app, tap the hourly activity tile .
    Chart of the number of hours someone met their hourly activity goal over the past week
  2. On the graph at the top, swipe left to see your longest stationary period (the single longest period of time you spent sitting) each day over the past week.
  3. Tap Today to see your longest stationary period today and your 30-day average. The All Day Breakdown shows the percentage of the day you spent active versus inactive.
    Progress toward hourly activity goal

To change when you receive reminders to move, change the hours or days of the week that you track your hourly activity goal (for example, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on weekdays).

To change your goal, see How do I track my health and fitness goals with the Fitbit app?

  1. On the Today tab , tap the hourly activity tile .
  2. Tap the gear icon then turn Reminders to Move on or off.
  1. From the fitbit.com dashboard, click the gear icon then your device image.
  2. Under Reminders to Move, turn reminders to move on or off.

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