LSE-Fitbit community

The School is committed to creating and sustaining a healthy and inclusive workplace culture at our School, where all aspects of wellbeing are supported to enable staff to achieve their potential personally and professionally.  

Staff wellbeing are delighted to have partnered up with Fitbit to create our own LSE-Fitbit community! 

Fitbit are offering all staff a year-round discount of 25 percent on all Fitbit devices. So, what are the benefits of Fitbit? 

Just a few benefits of Fitbit include increase awareness on your wellbeing and health by helping you to track your activity, exercise, food, weight and sleep with great tips and advice on health and wellbeing along the way in easy to digest bite-sized pieces of info. 

Take a look at Fitbit’s video for more information on what makes Fitbit so easy to love: Why Fitbit?

Wondering how to get started on your Fitbit journey?

We are delighted to have created our own LSE – Fitbit community to make getting healthier and fitter as fun as possible.

It’s easy to join the LSE Fitbit community. If you already own a Fitbit device or are cunning enough to borrow one from a friend or family member you can use your own device to join, or you can choose to down load the Fitbit app and use your smart phone to track your activity for free.

Mini challenges and team are optional ways of getting involved throughout the year and connecting with colleagues on and off campus who are all on their own wellbeing journeys too.  Or you have the option of exploring where your wellbeing can take you independently whilst still benefiting from the support that Fitbit and staff wellbeing offers all staff at our School, its entirely up to you.

You can challenge and interact with work colleagues within the LSE-Fitbit community at work or with your own personal friends and family outside of work, as two completely separate groups, in one single easy to use Fitbit app.

So, join in to start your Fitbit journey and get let's get connected!

If you are new to Fitbit...

You can purchase a discounted Fitbit device of your choice visit the LSE Fitbit storefront by registering on LSE Extras our employee lifestyle and wellbeing platform.  Its easy to do by using your name and payroll number which you can find on MyView.


Select the ‘Benefits’ tab to go to the dedicated LSE Fitbit storefront to make your purchase.  You will need GOFIT as the access code and LSEAC25 as the discount code to be used at checkout.

Your Fitbit will then be delivered to you and automatically added to the LSE Fitbit community ready for you to get started.

Or you could borrow a Fitbit device from someone who loves you…. A cheeky little way of testing it all out for yourself.

If you already own a Fitbit...

Email staffwellbeing@lse.ac.uk with the email address you use for your Fitbit account and we will send you a dedicated email invitation to join the LSE Fitbit community to get started.

What if you don’t have a Fitbit device?

You can still easily take part by downloading the Fitbit app for free and select ‘mobile tracker’ option when setting up your account options, then email staffwellbeing@lse.ac.uk with the email address you have used to set up your Fitbit account and we will send you a dedicated email invitation to join the LSE Fitbit community to get started.

 


We have also complied a list of frequently asked questions that could help you on your wellness journey. If you are new to the Fitbit, take a look at a few common queries that come up which can help you to get up to speed! 

Frequently Asked Questions

Helpful official Fitbit quick links:

LSE Fitbit community to address any frequently ask questions you may have.

Fitbit Help to access support with your Fitbit device from Fitbit technical support and general Fitbit related queries.

Who can see my data?

Protecting your data is important

The wellbeing team will only ever use team and School level data (similar to previously run activities such as GCC) and will never track or record individual level data. 

This means your individual data and stats will not be visible to anyone other than yourself, according to the privacy settings you personally choose on your Fitbit account profile.

You will be able to access your own data and stats at any time you choose which will be privately held on your Fitbit account profile which is separate to LSE. 

LSE- Fitbit community and teams

Do I have to join the LSE Fitbit community and or an LSE team?

No, taking part in pop-up challenges and activities are all completely optional.  You will be invited, and you can choose at the time if you wish to take part.  You can also join a challenge and choose to exit the challenge at any time if at any point you change your mind.

How many people make up a team?

A team requires a minimum of 5 up to a maximum of 10 members.  The more members in a team the better the Fitbit team experience.

Whose team would I be in?

Staff members can choose to be a team leader by emailing staff wellbeing and nominating themselves.  Like GCC you can rally up the troops to create teams, we’re not being prescriptive.  We suggest the following combinations for fun rivalry through the year:

Teams can be made up of between 5 to 10 members.

Business unit teams made up of your own department, division, centre or institute)

You could choose to create cluster teams to create mixed groups

You can opt to be added into a mixed random team by staff wellbeing.  We will help to create teams where we can but remember, the best way of creating a team is to get talking to your colleagues and workmates!

You can also belong to more than one type of team, so you are really spoilt for choice.

Throughout all teams we would absolutely love mixture of staff groups so get talking and start creating your teams!

How do I join the LSE Fitbit community?

Go to https://www.fitbit.com/care/go and input ‘961192’ to sign up or login to Fitbit and view your personalised wellness dashboard.   

Alternatively, you can email staff wellbeing with the email address you used to set up your Fitbit account and we can send you an email invitation.

Or, by purchasing a new Fitbit device from our dedicated LSE-Fitbit discounted store where your device will be automatically added.

How do I join a team?

Get talking with your colleagues and seek out your nearest team leader. We are always looking for new team leaders so if you’re interested please do email Staffwellbeing and let us know!  We can set you up as a team leader or connect you with someone who already is.

How do I join challenges?

Staff wellbeing will invite all LSE Fitbit community members to all challenges, you can choose to accept whichever you wish.

Do I have to join challenges?  Do I have to take part in all challenges?

No, you are not committed just by joining our LSE-Fitbit community. You can choose to accept or decline any invitations to join LSE-Fitbit community challenges.  Its all just for fun!

How do I stay active within the LSE Fitbit community?

The Fitbit platform defines “active” participants are those who have joined the program and have synced their data at least once within the last two weeks.

Can I use my Fitbit with friends and family outside of LSE?

Yes, you can interact with your free Fitbit and simultaneously take part in mini challenges with your social network outside of LSE at the same time on completely different challenges in the usual way.

Fitbit devices

How do I purchase my LSE discounted Fitbit?

You can purchase a discounted Fitbit device of your choice visit the LSE Fitbit storefront by registering on LSE Extras our employee lifestyle and wellbeing platform.  It’s easy to do by using your name and payroll number which you can find on MyView.

Select the ‘Benefits’ tab to go to the dedicated LSE Fitbit storefront to make your purchase.  You will need GOFIT as the access code and LSEAC25 as the discount code to be used at checkout.

Do I have to purchase a Fitbit through the LSE Fitbit store front?

No, you can use your own Fitbit device or download the Fitbit app for free and set up an account which will give you the option of using your smartphone to track activity all for free.

Can I purchase more than one Fitbit?

Yes, you can purchase more than one Fitbit device if you wish.  There is the full range including Ace2 Fitbit for children.  Take a look here.

Visit the LSE Fitbit storefront by registering on LSE Extras our employee lifestyle and wellbeing platform.  It’s easy to do by using your name and payroll number which you can find on MyView.

Select the ‘Benefits’ tab to go to the dedicated LSE Fitbit storefront to make your purchase.  You will need GOFIT as the access code and LSEAC25 as the discount code to be used at checkout.

Technical support

I’ve bought my Fitbit from Fitbit, who do I speak to if I have issue or need support?

Staff wellbeing are happy to support any questions you have on getting involved with the LSE Fitbit community and challenges or wish to become a team leader. 

LSE Fitbit community to address any frequently ask questions you may have.

Fitbit Help to access support with your Fitbit device from Fitbit technical support and general Fitbit related queries.

I’ve bought my Fitbit from the dedicated LSE discounted Fitbit store, who do I speak to if I have issue or need support?

CMS Distribution has a dedicated customer services team who will deal with employees purchasing Fitbit devices and can be contacted at: customerservice@wellbeingpromo.com

More information is available in the terms and conditions of the uk.wellbeingpromo.com storefront.

For any issues with the Fitbit product itself, employees will need to contact Fitbit directly.

 

Any queries not answered by the information above can be sent to staffwellbeing@lse.ac.uk

We would also love your feedback so get in touch with us to let us know what you think and how we can make our Fitbit community as amazing as possible.

Enjoy your wellness journey!

 Staff wellbeing

"Fitbit motivates you to reach your health and fitness goals by tracking your activity, exercise, sleep, weight and more".