Mapmyfitness steps

freakymistkd
freakymistkd Posts: 586 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
I'm sure this question has been asked 100times before but I can't find the answer.

How does mapmyfitness calculate steps during a walk or run?
Thanks

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  • heybales
    heybales Posts: 18,842 Member
    edited July 2020
    Not sure if it changed since I don't use it anymore - thought it used your phone.

    That would be the accelerometer chip specifically - which already has built in functions for steps and more.

    If not, then it would use GPS for the distance, a user setting for stride length you could likely adjust, and math.

    Shoot - the MFP app has the option of selecting a step source and pointing it towards your phone.
    But it doesn't attempt distance with those steps like other apps will, nor the GPS tracking available in other apps.

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