Walking app Android reccomendation?

cerenia
cerenia Posts: 74 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
I tried Endomono, and it tracked me as no distace and 122cal burn doing an hour 2 mile walk (I did stop at a few points for photography), but it tracked me as 1mil, 122 cal burnt in a 22min walk a few weeks ago, a short walk, so I have gone by MFP's calculation for a slow pace, but is there any reccomendations at all please?

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  • tarayatesgosse
    tarayatesgosse Posts: 26
    I use Runtastic and you just change the sport type from Running to Walking. I use it every time I go out for a walk. I tried 2 other pedometers and they don't seem to work well. I actually just upgraded from the free runtastic to the Pro version for $5. Oh and there is a runtastic pedometer to...don't use that one. That one is a motion step counter, regular runtastic uses GPS to measure your walk.
  • SadFaerie
    SadFaerie Posts: 243 Member
    I'm using http://www.sports-tracker.com/ and loving it. Free and works with my Polar HRM.

    Also, if your hike got tracked as no distance, you probably lost GPS signal, make sure it's on before you start logging your outdoor exercises.
  • _Zardoz_
    _Zardoz_ Posts: 3,987 Member
    I use runtastic for running and walking. It syncs with mfp as well.
  • lynn_miller15
    lynn_miller15 Posts: 57 Member
    I use Runtastic and you just change the sport type from Running to Walking. I use it every time I go out for a walk. I tried 2 other pedometers and they don't seem to work well. I actually just upgraded from the free runtastic to the Pro version for $5. Oh and there is a runtastic pedometer to...don't use that one. That one is a motion step counter, regular runtastic uses GPS to measure your walk.

    ^^ This - I use runtastic to calculate my calories burned! It's a great App!
  • cerenia
    cerenia Posts: 74 Member
    Thanks everyone ^^ Runtastic is currently downloading, going for another wander for a mile or so down to the local retail park in a little, so can test it out :D
  • steadk
    steadk Posts: 334 Member
    i use accupedo for my everyday walking stuff and runtastic for my 'exercise" walking/running
  • Faery_Dust
    Faery_Dust Posts: 246 Member
    Another runtastic fan here. I also use it for logging swimming and my strength workouts. For that side it's pretty basic and I use the online "add workout" tools but it still gives a good overall view of your activity levels for the month.
  • 55in13
    55in13 Posts: 1,091 Member
    Odd that you had trouble with Endomondo. I use it for running and it has been very reliable.

    I also use MapMyWalk and it is pretty good also. The only reason I use 2 different ones is that I don't like mixing the casual strolls with the training runs.

    A couple of things to note...

    All the apps use the phone's GPS and if they have trouble giving you reasonably accurate results, there may be an issue with the phone itself. Some apps are more accurate than others because of how they smooth the points; GPS on phones is accurate to within a few yards/meters but will show you bouncing around like a pinball if you looked at the raw data.

    On Android phones, you can run more than one app at the same time to compare them or just to be sure you get something you really want tracked. They share the GPS; they don't grab it exclusively.
  • DeanR321
    DeanR321 Posts: 57 Member
    Runtastic is best i would say as thats what i used and also make sure you switch your GPS on so that it can track you every step and also remember when you enter into building the signal can be lost as it cant communicate with the satelite up above.

    Hope this helps.

    Feel free to add me everyone :) Thanks

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