Is there a good site that calculates your walking speed?

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  • annleg83
    annleg83 Posts: 23 Member
    you don't need to keep your Fitbit map open. I'd use Map My Walk (or Map My Run) You start it up when you walk and it will show your pace and your course and it doesn't eat up the battery (just make sure you have your apps set to only work when you have them open - that includes the Fitbit app - that thing will drain your battery by refreshing all day/night.

    Just today I went for a walk - started up Map My Run - set the activity to walk and hit start. As I walked, I could look at my pace, but I just wait until I'm finished and it shows me my pace.

    Good Luck!
  • LivingtheLeanDream
    LivingtheLeanDream Posts: 13,342 Member
    As others have said, download an app like mapmyfitness or run keeper - they'll tell you distance and pace easily.
  • Surfrider
    Surfrider Posts: 364 Member
    Endomondo on your smart phone will use GPS and tell you your pace live. It will also track your peak, your personal bests, your average per, etc. Fitbit is pretty weak overall. Any of the apps listed here that incorporate GPS will be a lot better.
  • robs_ready
    robs_ready Posts: 1,488 Member
    I'm sure there are apps for that right?
  • williams969
    williams969 Posts: 2,528 Member
    katharmonic wrote: »
    Why do you have to run your Fitbit app while you walk? Doesn't your fitbit store that data and you sync later? You could easily run a different app and track with your fitbit at the same time.

    Yes. Turn off the "all day sync" in the Fitbit app. Saves your phone juice. I keep the Bluetooth turned off, too, until I need it. Just manually sync once a day (or when you're plugged in).
  • TEB4Me
    TEB4Me Posts: 22 Member
    annleg83 wrote: »
    you don't need to keep your Fitbit map open. I'd use Map My Walk (or Map My Run) You start it up when you walk and it will show your pace and your course and it doesn't eat up the battery (just make sure you have your apps set to only work when you have them open - that includes the Fitbit app - that thing will drain your battery by refreshing all day/night.

    Just today I went for a walk - started up Map My Run - set the activity to walk and hit start. As I walked, I could look at my pace, but I just wait until I'm finished and it shows me my pace.

    Good Luck!

    Thanks so much! :)
    Sounds great but I love seeing my walk mapped right on my Fitbit dashboard so I can look at them anytime I want-precious walks etc.
    that data probably doesn't transfer from another app to Fitbit would it?
    Or does the Fitbit hr charge have gps in the actual devise?

  • TEB4Me
    TEB4Me Posts: 22 Member
    williams969 wrote: »
    katharmonic wrote: »
    Why do you have to run your Fitbit app while you walk? Doesn't your fitbit store that data and you sync later? You could easily run a different app and track with your fitbit at the same time.

    Yes. Turn off the "all day sync" in the Fitbit app. Saves your phone juice. I keep the Bluetooth turned off, too, until I need it. Just manually sync once a day (or when you're plugged in).



    Thank you!:) I do leave it syncing only when I manually do it when I turn blutooth on, since I don't leave it on to save juice.
    I just wonder if I don't log my walk thru the app w gps if it wouldn't show me my walked map in my Fitbit one?
    I really like seeing my mapped walks in my Fitbit dashboard. :)
  • TEB4Me
    TEB4Me Posts: 22 Member
    shor0814 wrote: »
    If you are just doing minutes/mile to MPH you can use google:
    just search for "8 minutes/mile to mph" (replace with your number of course)

    Not sure if that is what you are looking for but pretty easy.


    Thank you so much!! I will try that! :)
  • TEB4Me
    TEB4Me Posts: 22 Member
    katharmonic wrote: »
    Why do you have to run your Fitbit app while you walk? Doesn't your fitbit store that data and you sync later? You could easily run a different app and track with your fitbit at the same time.

    Does the Fitbit hr charge devise have gps in it? I was thinking I had to have the Fitbit app open so it can track it using gps thru my phone. I wanted to see the mapped walk in my Fitbit dashboard and thought this was the only way...

    Thanks!:)
  • TEB4Me
    TEB4Me Posts: 22 Member
    joolie1234 wrote: »
    TEB4Me wrote: »
    middlehaitch wrote: »
    Try this
    http://www.calculator.net/pace-calculator.html?ctype=pace&ctime=00:30:00&cdistance=2.44&cdistanceunit=Kilometers&cpace=00:08:10&cpaceunit=tpm&printit=0&x=35&y=11

    Cheers, h.


    Still can't see how to get mph there either, thank u tho! :)

    I use this link too - under "pace" tab, enter your distance and how long it took you. It breaks everthing down for you. For example. If you enter that it took you 50 minutes to go 5 miles, it returns the following results:
    Result
    Your pace is:

    10 Minutes Per Mile
    or 6 Minutes 12.82 Seconds Per Kilometer
    or 6 Miles Per Hour
    or 9.66 Kilometers Per Hour
    or 160.94 Meters Per Minute
    or 2.68 Meters Per Second
    or 176 Yards Per Minute
    or 2.93 Yards Per Second


    Ok thanks! :)
    I'll try it again. Maybe I just missed it somehow.
  • TEB4Me
    TEB4Me Posts: 22 Member
    Surfrider wrote: »
    Endomondo on your smart phone will use GPS and tell you your pace live. It will also track your peak, your personal bests, your average per, etc. Fitbit is pretty weak overall. Any of the apps listed here that incorporate GPS will be a lot better.

    Yeah the Fitbit app is lacking for sure!
    I just didn't think using another app would allow my mapped walk to show in my Fitbit dashboard.
    Or does the Fitbit itself have gps in it?

    Thanks! :)

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