FitBit Zip discrepancies

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atypicalsmith wrote: »

If you never bothered, why are you telling me to do so?

I told you that you could calibrate your Fitbit if you wanted to. That way, when you run two miles on the treadmill your Fitbit will say two miles.

The only thing I'm flat-out telling you to do is trust your Fitbit for several weeks, then reevaluate your progress. I'm sorry that you think I'm making this more complicated than it needs to be. That wasn't my intention at all.

atypicalsmith

Thanks, but I don't want to calibrate it. I just want it to count my steps.

StaciMarie1974

I have worn a One for more than a year & a half. Have found it fairly accurate. If anything it misses steps. As it doesn't start tracking until I've taken 5-6 minimum. Meaning if I move a step or two at a time, not continued movement, it doesn't count them. You can look at your activity to see when its counting the steps for you, to have an idea of how the day spaces out.

atypicalsmith wrote: »

I posted this in Fitness and Exercise, so here goes where I meant to post it in the first place:

I just bought a FitBit a few days ago to use strictly as an pedometer. So far today it's logged just under 15,000 steps. I did two miles on the treadmill, approximately 5,000 steps for me, and walked my dog a mile, maybe 3,000 steps because he wants to stray from the path. I did go to Costco and Walmart and walked quite a bit at each, plus parked my car very far away, but this definitely isn't 7,000 steps! The only other movement was a bit of housecleaning, but still, nothing like biking or cooking or gardening. I'm suspicious and wondered if anyone else had experienced the same alleged discrepancy. Thanks!

StaciMarie1974

Ps while setting stride is useful to try and get accurate distance, stride length has no bearing on # of steps. And at best stride is an estimate anyhow. In reality our steps are not always the same. If you're fitness walking, you're probably taking bigger steps than if you're casually wandering around the grocery store.

atypicalsmith

StaciMarie1974 wrote: »

Ps while setting stride is useful to try and get accurate distance, stride length has no bearing on # of steps. And at best stride is an estimate anyhow. In reality our steps are not always the same. If you're fitness walking, you're probably taking bigger steps than if you're casually wandering around the grocery store.

Yes! I know my stride is much different when I am on a treadmill as opposed to taking a walk on a park trail as opposed to walking my doxie as opposed to (as you said) casually wandering around the grocery store. I think some people are just to tech-y oriented. I say keep it simple!!!

minties82

Can you test it by taking a walk around the block and making a mental note of steps?

atypicalsmith

minties82 wrote: »

Can you test it by taking a walk around the block and making a mental note of steps?

I forgot to put it on yesterday (not helpful at all!), but today it still seemed to be logging too many steps. But I will do exactly as you suggested! Dunno why I didn't think of that before, as in the old days of spring-loaded pedometers, I tested them all the time. But it's been at least seven years since I wore one of them. Thanks for bringing me back in focus!