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Treadmill Workout: is Fitbit or Treadmill correct?

soccerkon26
soccerkon26 Posts: 596 Member
edited November 27 in Social Groups
Fitbit Charge HR

Ran 1 mile on the treadmill with my Fitbit and it said I ran .70 mile....grr

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  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    You may need to check your stride length. There should be an explanation on how to in the FAQ, I believe.
  • GarysGirl81
    GarysGirl81 Posts: 34 Member
    I would go by Fitbit...I would rather have an underestimated number than an overestimate.
  • soccerkon26
    soccerkon26 Posts: 596 Member
    Thank you both! I will definitely check my stride length. The only issue with that is my strides are different walking than running obviously!

    But I would rather it be underestimated. :)
  • NancyN795
    NancyN795 Posts: 1,134 Member
    There are separate stride length settings for walking and running, so no problem there.
  • heybales
    heybales Posts: 18,842 Member
    And despite the difference in distance - the HR-based devices got calorie burn from HR anyway.

    And suggest you get your walking stride length from a pace between daily and exercise but closer to daily pace, considering your daily activity burn is based on steps, and exercise on HR.
    You want distance for daily more accurate than exercise - but it'll likely hit both.

    My last run/walk interval routine (50% both at 1 min) said 5.66 from Fitbit, GPS was 5.6 miles.
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