How to use your Fitbit Inspire 2

Learn about all the awesome things you can do with your Inspire 2!

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Fitbit Basics

Wear your Inspire 2 everyday to track a variety of stats.

  • Steps taken

  • Distance covered

  • Calories burned (total for the day including rest)

  • Active Zone Minutes

  • All-day heart rate and zones

  • Sleep duration from the previous night

See your stats conveniently on your wrist with Inspire 2's on-screen dashboard

From the clock face, swipe up to see your key health & fitness stats:

  • Core stats: steps taken today, Active Zone Minutes, calories burned, and distance covered
  • Heart rate: real-time heart-rate tracking
  • Hourly activity: steps taken this hour and the number of hours you met your hourly activity goal
  • Sleep: sleep duration from the previous night
  • Water: how much water you logged today
  • Menstrual health: opt-in to see where you are in your cycle

Navigation

Swipe up to view battery life, and continue swiping up for your health & fitness stats.

Swipe down to access apps including Notifications, Exercise and Alarms. Simply tap an app to open it.

Pinch the sides of the device to go back to the previous screen.

Pinch and hold sides of the device to access common settings and modes.

Auto exercise recognition

Inspire 2 will automatically detect most exercises and record them using SmartTrack.

SmartTrack automatically recognizes continuous movement occurring for at least 15 minutes. You can adjust the duration for each exercise type in the Fitbit app.

You can see the automatically detected exercise in the Fitbit app.

Sleep tracking & Sleep Score

Inspire 2 gives you data without disturbance. All you have to do is wear it to bed and wake up to a new sleep score and view of your sleep stages.

Your device has a sleep mode to dim the display and mute incoming calls and texts. Set a silent alarm, and awake to a gentle vibration on your wrist.

Silent alarms

Set a silent alarm in the Fitbit app to gently wake you up in the morning or alert you at a certain time of day.

Countdown timer & stopwatch

To set a countdown timer or stopwatch, swipe down from your clock face and tap "Timers."

From there, choose "Stopwatch" or "Countdown."

Stopwatch: Press play.

Countdown: Choose the number of hours and minutes by scrolling through and tapping the numbers you want. Press play.

Menstrual health

Understand your body on a deeper level by tracking your cycle, symptoms and more.

When you opt in through the Fitbit app, track where you are in your cycle from Inspire 2.

Reminders to Move

Reminders to Move help you get moving every hour. Throughout your day, try to hit 250 steps each hour.

Customize which hours you receive reminders in the Fitbit app.

Goal-based exercise modes

Choose from exercises like Bike, Run and Yoga so you can see real-time stats right on your wrist.

You can also set targets for calorie burn, distance or time to get real-time updates when you reach each goal.

Real-time pace & distance

Connect Inspire 2 to your phone’s GPS to see real-time pace and distance on your wrist during walks, jogs, hikes and bike rides.

Connected GPS is available for all supported phones with GPS sensors. To use connected GPS, make sure GPS and Bluetooth are enabled on your phone, and keep your phone with you while you exercise.

Swimproof & water lock

Stay inspired from the shower to the pool with Inspire 2, water-resistant to 50m. When starting a swim, water lock will kick in to prevent accidental taps.

24/7 heart rate tracking

24/7 heart rate tracking lets you see your heart rate in real-time, helps you maximize your exercise sessions and helps you understand your heart rate trends over time.

Heart rate zones

Recognize your Fat Burn, Cardio and Peak heart rate zones to optimize each of your workouts with just the right amount of effort.

Resting heart rate

Wear Inspire 2 all day and night to record your resting heart r ate and track your heart rate over time in the Fitbit app.

Cardio fitness level

Use Inspire 2 with the Fitbit app to get your Cardio Fitness Score—a snapshot of how fit you are—plus tips to improve.

Notifications

Stay in touch with call, text, calendar, and smartphone app notifications from your phone.

See incoming notifications when your phone and Inspire 2 are within range. An incoming notification causes your device to vibrate gently.

Guided breathing sessions

Complete a guided breathing session on Inspire 2 to find moments of calm throughout the day. Choose between 2-minute and 5-minute breathing exercises.

Clock faces

Inspire 2 comes with several clock styles so you can track your stats with a look you love. Change your clock face in the Fitbit app.

Change out your band

Swap your band for larger sizes or a variety of stylish accessory options. Fitbit accessories are designed to work best with our products.

To remove: Slide the ball pin inwards to release the band.

To attach: Insert the pin in the left hole first. Keep the band at an upwards angle. Then slide the ball pin inwards while pushing the band into the slot.

Battery & charging

To check your battery level, swipe up on the device. Your fully-charged Inspire 2 has a battery life of up to 10 days. Note that battery life and charge cycles vary with use, settings and many other factors; actual results will vary.

To charge your tracker, align the pins on the end of the charging cable with the gold contacts on the back of Inspire 2. Gently press Inspire 2 into the charger until it snaps into place.

Wear & care tips

All day: Wear the band loose enough that it can move back and forth on your wrist.

During workouts: Secure the band so it lays flat, 1-2 finger-widths above your wrist bone.

If you notice skin irritation, please remove your watch. See our full Wear and Care Tips.

Inspire 2 is water-resistant up to 50 meters. If your tracker gets wet, remove and dry completely after your activity.

More Information

For more information and the full manual, visit Fitbit Help or ask the Community.