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Walking Apps

draco25000
draco25000 Posts: 28 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Hey! Do any of you have any reliable apps for calculating calories burned/steps walked/how long you've worked etc? I'm currently using Pedometer on Android Google Play Store - but I'm not sure how reliable it is

Thanks!

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  • Rpmmachine
    Rpmmachine Posts: 25 Member
    Runtastic is not bad but you have to run it when you go for a walk specifically.
  • jpcebu
    jpcebu Posts: 18 Member
    I use mapmywalk, uses gps and works fine for me.
  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    Are you looking for typical daily steps, or just deliberate walking?

    Typical daily steps are part of your activity level. Deliberate walking would be exercise to add on. I don't think any app can reliably track both for calories. These numbers are hard to pin down.

    Walking at a brisk pace is going to burn more calories that's where the mapping (GPS) helps. It figures out your pace.

    I use a FitBit One for activity level stuff (not an app, I know) and a heart rate monitor for deliberate cardio (better estimate). But, they are still all estimates. Just use one consistently and tweak as needed.

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