Getting Rid of the Annoying “Cardio Load” Nonsense In the Fitbit App

For some reason, Fitbit decided to roll out a Cardio Load measurement that pretty much no one asked for and almost nobody wants. While it is possible to turn the cardio load feature off, the stupid app will still give you a daily notice about your cardio load target.

At the moment, the only way to get rid of this annoying notice is to first turn off the cardio load feature and then delete all of the cardio load data.

To turn off the feature,

  1. From the Fitbit app home page, click the pencil icon in the upper right.
  2. Turn the Cardio load feature off with the slider under “Activity.”

To delete all cardio load data so the notices stop appearing,

  1. Click on your user icon in the upper right (this will be whatever icon your Google account uses).
  2. From the menu that pops in, click on “Your data in Fitbit.”
  3. Scroll down to “Data and features” and click on “Deletion options.”
  4. Scroll the “Data deletion options” screen and click on “Cardio load.”
  5. Finally, click on “Delete all cardio load data” and then “Confirm and Delete.”

This should prevent any cardio load notices from appearing.

Another step you might want to take after all of this is looking at reviews of other exercise trackers, as Google seems intent on completely degrading the Fitbit experience.

One thought on “Getting Rid of the Annoying “Cardio Load” Nonsense In the Fitbit App”

  1. While I (kind of) enjoyed the added metric, the constant annoyance from the reminder was far too much – sadly, the enshittification of Fitbit continues. I’m not entirely sure that cardio load was actually that helpful anyway, it was just another almost-out-of-reach target to add to my health anxiety!
    Anyway, thanks for the tip, much appreciated.

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