Attention walkers: Map My Walk app

DecemberPsalm
DecemberPsalm Posts: 97 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
A helpful tool for you walkers out there who don't have a pedometer or HRM!

http://www.MapMyWalk.com

Map My Walk has an andriod/iPhone app that takes your information (height, weight, etc.) and uses the GPS on your phone to track where you're walking, the distance, and then calculates your pace and calories burned! You can save all your completed workouts to your account.

You can also search their database of user-inputted routes if you want to try something new that someone else has recommended.

They also have Map My Run and Map My Ride (I think that's what it's called, for biking). I used it for the first time yesterday for a 4 mile walk and it works great!

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  • RenaPink11
    RenaPink11 Posts: 329 Member
    I've been using mmw, but for the last 3 days I've walked the same route and it's given me a different distance each time. 2.22 miles, 2.24 miles and 2.26 miles. Have you ever had that problem? I can't figure out where the extra is coming from. I drove my car the same route and it comes up as 1.9 miles.
  • LoriLL79
    LoriLL79 Posts: 11 Member
    RenPink I have been using MMW for two months now and have found that the variations in distance depend on exactly when you hit start and if you back track your route for any reason. For example if I press start at my door step or at the bottom of my driveway I will end up with two different distances. It is very sensitive that way which in a way is good because its a way to make every step you take count. :)
  • _runnerbean_
    _runnerbean_ Posts: 640 Member
    If you have the map my run app you can choose "walk " or "run" on it. It syncs to MFP to add to your cardio calories. I've been using it for a while now, find it perks up a walk/ run as it's great to see how far I've gone or how many cals burned.
  • mscheftg
    mscheftg Posts: 485 Member
    If you have the map my run app you can choose "walk " or "run" on it. It syncs to MFP to add to your cardio calories. I've been using it for a while now, find it perks up a walk/ run as it's great to see how far I've gone or how many cals burned.

    I had only heard of Map My Run and signed up last night... then found Map My Walk when I was downloading apps on my new phone.

    Does MMR show the calorie burn?? Supposedly MMW shows them. Can anyone verify this?
  • CipherZero
    CipherZero Posts: 1,418 Member
    I've been using mmw, but for the last 3 days I've walked the same route and it's given me a different distance each time. 2.22 miles, 2.24 miles and 2.26 miles. Have you ever had that problem? I can't figure out where the extra is coming from. I drove my car the same route and it comes up as 1.9 miles.

    The difference between the longest and shortest distance you've shown is... 200 feet. It's likely a combination of precise start and stop times and GPS Tracking error. Even my car's GPS is accurate to only eighteen feet at best.
  • ajones1965
    ajones1965 Posts: 78 Member
    Both MMW and MMR show calorie burn. Runkeeper is also good
  • RenaPink11
    RenaPink11 Posts: 329 Member
    Thanks for the clarifications everyone :smile:
  • ROCKNMIMI
    ROCKNMIMI Posts: 36 Member
    If you loose your signal on your phone, you loose the satelite and that plays a part of the variances in distance as well.
  • itsbasschick
    itsbasschick Posts: 1,584 Member
    i use map my fitness instead of map my walk. it's very useful, except that inside larger stores or gyms, it won't show distance as the insides aren't listed on a GPS, which is how it logs distance. same with any of the "map my" apps. but overall handy for showing time, distance and a cool little map of your route.
  • earlnabby
    earlnabby Posts: 8,171 Member
    One of these days I will really have to break down and get a smartphone. Too many cool apps!!! This is one I would definitely love to have.
  • stennerdog
    stennerdog Posts: 1 Member
    I have map my ride but switched to map my fitness because you can use it for all of your activities, biking, walking, gym workouts etc. I also have it linked to my fitness pal so all of my workouts automatically get logged into myfitnesspal. I love it...all of the map my XXXX apps are great.
  • skinny4me2be
    skinny4me2be Posts: 358 Member
    What do you suggest using if you do interval walk/runs? MapMyWalk or MapMyRun? or MapMyFitness is it called? I have a fitbitone...if I sync one of these apps to MFP--will it override what my fitbit does??

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