Activity Types

Routes use activity_types — an array of up to 3 values, included in the detailed route response. Trips use activity_type — a single string. The valid values differ between the two.

Route activity types

Valid route activity types:

cycling:generic
cycling:road
cycling:gravel
cycling:mountain
cycling:commute
walking:generic
walking:hiking
running:generic
driving:generic
motorcycling:generic
swimming:generic
snow:generic

Trip activity type

activity_type is a trip attribute whose value is determined from the trip FIT file, and/or by the gear associated with the trip.

It takes one of the following values:

cycling:generic
cycling:road
cycling:gravel
cycling:cyclocross
cycling:mountain
cycling:recumbent
cycling:hand_cycling
cycling:commute
cycling:indoor
cycling:virtual
e_biking:generic
e_biking:road
e_biking:mountain
running:generic
running:road
running:trail
running:indoor
walking:generic
walking:hiking
walking:indoor
walking:speed
swimming:generic
swimming:lap
swimming:open_water
snow:generic
snow:alpine_skiing
snow:cross_country_skiing
snow:snowboarding
snow:snowshoeing
driving:generic
motorcycling:generic
motorcycling:atv
motorcycling:motocross
training:generic
training:strength
training:cardio
training:breathing
training:yoga
training:hiit
other:generic
unknown:generic

Fit sport and sub_sport

You can get more details on the activity from the fit_sport and fit_sub_sport trip attributes.

They conform to the FIT specification, given here for reference: