Step tracking

kooch4193
kooch4193 Posts: 1 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
I walk on the treadmill and hold on to the handrails for support. By doing that my Apple Watch doesn’t track my steps. I use my phone to watch videos during my routine also. Is there a way to add steps manually?

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  • Theoldguy1
    Theoldguy1 Posts: 2,496 Member
    Do you have a balance issue that requires you to hold the rails? If not, better form on the machine would be not holding the handles.

    Good luck.
  • yirara
    yirara Posts: 9,944 Member
    Agree. Also, holding onto handrails reduces the calories burned because you use less muscles for the movement.
  • Sett2023
    Sett2023 Posts: 158 Member
    Is it possible to fix the watch to you ankle? I do this with Fitbit when I don't have time/want to bother adding the specific exercise. It's not precise as at the wrist, but at least a part of steps are recorded.
  • spiriteagle99
    spiriteagle99 Posts: 3,745 Member
    You can simply manually add the distance in as a walk, i.e. walk 20 minutes at 3 mph if you walk 1 mile. However, as stated above, if you hold on, you burn about half the calories, so be cautious about eating them back.

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