I’ve had most of the fitness trackers over the years, from the Nike FuelBand to the Fitbit to the Apple Watch to the Adidas MiCoach to the Pebble to the Withings. And the badges, trophies, etc are one of my favorite parts of these devices. The FitBit pretty much has the most badges of any device currently on the market, although they’ve changed a little over time. I do wish that I could see these in the Fitbit app easily, but instead I use this link to access them: http://www.fitbit.com/badges/all
You can show your badges to others. To do so, log into the dashboard and click on the gear icon in the upper right corner of the screen. Then click on the Settings menu and select Privacy. From here you can choose to display the badges you have to others.
Steps
Daily step maximum badges awarded at 5,000, 10,000, 15,000, 20,000, 25,000, 30,000, 35,000, 40,000, 45,000 and 50,000 steps (guessing if anyone didn’t die going above that it would continue on in increments of 5,000)
These have now been changed and instead of being based on distance have names based on types of shoes:
- Boat Shoe: 5,000 Steps
- Steakers: 10,000 Steps
- Urban Boot: 15,000 Steps
- High Tops: 20,000 Steps
- Classics: 25,000 Steps
- Trail Shoe: 30,000 Steps
- Hiking Boot: 35,000 Steps
- Cleats: 40,000 Steps
- Snow Boot: 45,000 Steps
- Cowboy Boot: 50,000 Steps
- Platform Shoe: 55,000 Steps
- Blue Suede Shoes: 60,000 Steps
- Ruby Slippers: 65,000 Steps
- Spring Loaders: 70,000 Steps
- Genie Shoe: 75,000 Steps
- Futuristic Kicks: 80,000 Steps
- Rocket Boot: 90,000 Steps
And these badges look like this:
Lifetime Distance badges, awarded at 50, 250, 500, 750, 1,000, 2,000, 3,000 and 5,000 miles originally but changed to places that are similar later, so you can run across New Zealand, or London.
The badges were also rebranded with places/distances, as follows:
- Marathon: 26 Miles
- Penguin March: 70 Miles
- London Underground: 250 Miles
- Serengeti: 500 Miles
- Italy: 736 Miles
- New Zealand: 990 Miles
- Great Barrier Reef: 1,600 Miles
- Japan: 1869 Miles
- India: 1997 Miles
- Monarch Migration: 2,500 Miles
- Sahara: 2,983 Miles
- Nile: 4,132 Miles
- Africa: 5,000 Miles
- Great Wall: 5,500 Miles
- Russian Railway: 5,772 Miles
- Earth: 7,992 Miles
Floors
Daily floor maximum badges, awarded at 10, 25, 50, 75, 100, 125, 150, 175, 200, etc floors
These have now been retitled to Daily Climb:
- Happy Hill: 10 Floors
- Redwood Forest: 25 Floors
- Lighthouse: 50 Floors
- Ferris Wheel: 75 Floors
- Skyscraper: 100 Floors
- Rollercoaster: 125 Floors
- Stadium: 150 Floors
- Bridge: 175 Floors
- Castle: 200 Floors
- Waterfall: 300 Floors
- Canyon: 400 Floors
- Volcano: 500 Floors
- Mountain: 600 Floors
- Rainbow: 700 Floors
Lifetime Climb badges:
- Helicopter: 500 Floors
- Skydiver: 1,000 Floors
- Hot Air Balloon: 2,000 Floors
- 747: 4,000 Floors
- Cloud: 8,000 Floors
- Spaceship: 14,000 Floors
- Shooting Star: 20000 Floors
- Astronaut: 28000 Floors
Scale
Badges earned using the FitBit scale:
- Lifetime Weight Loss Badge: Shows amount of weight between highest and current weight in increments of 5 pounds.
- 5 Pound: Awarded when you drop 5 pounds.
- Weight Loss Goal: Awarded when you meet your first weight loss goal.
Badges earned in other ways:
- DoGooder: Join the FitForGood challenge at fitforgood.fitbit.com
- FitForGood: Join the FitForGood challenge and get 25,000 steps afterwards
- Helping Hero: Join the FitForGood challenge and get 60,000 steps afterwards
- Charity Champion: Join the FitForGood challenge and get 100,000 steps afterwards
Summary
Overall, the FitBit badges represent a great way to keep people out and moving around. They’re pretty mature at this point, and I look forward to seeing how they continue to evolve over time!