Fitbits Gemini AI coach is giving users unhinged fitness advice heres why users are saying they cannot wait for my trial to end

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Mon, 29 Jun 2026 20:00:00 +0000

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Users say Fitbits Gemini AI is giving them highly questionable fitness advice.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Fitbit devices have a new fitness coach powered by Gemini AI But the AI seems to be giving people extremely questionable advice Users have voiced their dissatisfaction with
the feature Fitbit recently introduced a new fitness coach powered by Google
s Gemini artificial intelligence (AI), and its safe to say that its received
a lot of flak from Fitbit users. Complaints have been flooding in, but surely few have been as bizarre as one recently posted to Reddit that involved some truly unhinged advice from Gemini.

Posting on Reddit , user bitteroldladybird started off by claiming that The coach suggested I ditch my dog. If that didnt raise your eyebrows, what comes next surely will. They continued by explaining that, Ive been walking my dog twice a day her whole life. Including the last year and a bit when Ive had my Fitbit . Latest Videos From Watch full video here:

But after that preamble, things start to get weird: Recently the AI coach has been giving me feedback on my walks and it asked why my pace was so slow. I answered that I walk with my dog. This slows me down because she stops and sniffs and pees etc. Coach said it understood. Today it asked if I could
ditch the dog to speed up my walks. The user then opened the floor and asked fellow Redditors: Has the coach given you weird or unhinged advice?

Funnily enough, bitteroldladybird was far from the only person to relate a story like this. User KateJ95 recounted how I got told to ditch my toddler Turned coach off after that. Individual_Sun2060 , on the other hand, said My coach incessantly tells me to rest, and has probably suggested I take the day off EVERY SINGLE DAY. You may like Google Health has taken over from Fitbit but I still don't trust AI I've been using Google Health's new AI Coach for a week here's 3 things I liked about the Fitbit Premium revamp (and 2 I really didn't) I've tried the new Google Fitbit Air and Whoop should be worried

User vemailangah , meanwhile, had a helpful suggestion for Fitbits next update: coach sends AI robot to get rid of the dog to help you improve your walks.

TechRadars own Matt Evans has had a similarly bizarre experience with Fitbits AI coach, explaining that it developed an obsession with a minor cold and wouldnt let the issue go. After Evans didnt wear his Fitbit for one day and therefore logged zero steps or workouts the AI chimed in with: yesterday was a full recovery day with minimal movement. Get daily insight, inspiration and deals in your inbox Sign up for breaking news, reviews, opinion, top tech deals, and more. Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors By submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.

As Matt explained, it seemed that Gemini really thought I spend 12 hours
lying perfectly still, like a mummy in a sarcophagus. Latching onto any context (Image credit: Fitbit) Judging by the feedback from people on Reddit and here at TechRadar, it seems that Fitbits AI coach is tuned a little too strongly towards fitness efficiency and improvement. If it detects any sort
of hindrance that it feels is slowing you down, it suggests jettisoning it at the earliest opportunity even if that means ditching your beloved pup.

TechRadars Evans points out that this behavior could be because Gemini just kind of latches on to any context you give it, and is designed to improve
your health occasionally to its detriment when it comes to subtlety and context. Because you know far more about yourself than Gemini does, the chatbot has to take any cue it can in order to build a picture of your wellbeing. And if you mention something tangentially relevant in your life, Gemini has a few other resources for context. What to read next 'Why does technology just keep getting less fun?' Fitbit users are mad about losing key features as a result of the huge Google Health changes but I want to hear what you think Google Home users report performance issues with Gemini assistant during global rollout Apples Fitbit Air-rivaling AI health coach is delayed, new report claims

Aside from creating the kinds of bizarre situations that weve seen here, this issue limits the fitness coachs utility. Another thread on Reddit asked Does anyone actually use the AI Coach? and was filled with replies from people who have lost patience with the feature. When the trial ends, Im out. Coach is garbage, said flanga , while realManTing shared that I find myself yelling at it over text and I cannot wait for my trial to end.

As the original poster in that thread put it, the coach constantly gives me long walls of text that are either obvious, outdated or just not useful. I dont want to read an essay every time I open the app I just want short, actionable insights.

It therefore seems clear that Geminis AI coach is not particularly popular among Fitbit users and has a worrying tendency to offer questionable advice and to irritate them. Hopefully Google can make some rapid improvements
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