Pedometer on the elliptical?

littlemissanguissette
littlemissanguissette Posts: 248 Member
edited September 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
I swear I posted this before, but I cannot for the life of me figure out if it posted succesfully or not.

I'm in the 100 mile challenge, and I spend a lot of time on the elliptical. I was wondering just how reliable a pedometer is on an elliptical, if at all?

Would it be better if I kept track of the "steps" taken on the elliptical? I have it on the longest stride [26"] because I'm so tall, so should I just take the stride, times it by the steps, then figure out the feet and therefore the miles that way?

I really, really want to complete this challenge. I do a lot of HIIT on the elliptical, as well as working in aerobic so I can get endurance. I also usually get off my horse while training for my endurance rides and jog a mile, I'll bump it up to two or so. [Gives her a break from my big bum, and gets my blood circulating]

I'd really, really appreciate any advice I can get. I might start C25K if I need to, just to get in some miles!

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  • pragna07
    pragna07 Posts: 1
    You can see your number of steps or distance on an elliptical. May be add that number to your "regular" pedometer numbers? Not sure if this helps!
  • sg8800
    sg8800 Posts: 18 Member
    I use the Nike+ pedometer and it's not reliable when I'm on an eliptical machine (same for bikes). Sometimes it doesn't measure anything.
  • littlemissanguissette
    littlemissanguissette Posts: 248 Member
    You can see your number of steps or distance on an elliptical. May be add that number to your "regular" pedometer numbers? Not sure if this helps!

    Yes, I can see the steps which is nice. I wish it could do the math for me and convert it into mileage!
  • JennaM222
    JennaM222 Posts: 1,996 Member
    ehh, I dont buy it on the eliptical. It tells me I go alot farther than I seem to believe.
  • LaurnWhit
    LaurnWhit Posts: 261 Member
    The general rule is every ten minutes= 1 mile.....that's my research for miles on an elliptical.
  • ninpiggy
    ninpiggy Posts: 228 Member
    The general rule is every ten minutes= 1 mile.....that's my research for miles on an elliptical.

    Oh... so are you saying that it's not accurate in terms of mileage then? Darn!
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