Is there a good site that calculates your walking speed?
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you don't need to keep your Fitbit map open. I'd use Map My Walk (or Map My Run) You start it up when you walk and it will show your pace and your course and it doesn't eat up the battery (just make sure you have your apps set to only work when you have them open - that includes the Fitbit app - that thing will drain your battery by refreshing all day/night.
Just today I went for a walk - started up Map My Run - set the activity to walk and hit start. As I walked, I could look at my pace, but I just wait until I'm finished and it shows me my pace.
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As others have said, download an app like mapmyfitness or run keeper - they'll tell you distance and pace easily.0
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Endomondo on your smart phone will use GPS and tell you your pace live. It will also track your peak, your personal bests, your average per, etc. Fitbit is pretty weak overall. Any of the apps listed here that incorporate GPS will be a lot better.0
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I'm sure there are apps for that right?0
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katharmonic wrote: »Why do you have to run your Fitbit app while you walk? Doesn't your fitbit store that data and you sync later? You could easily run a different app and track with your fitbit at the same time.
Yes. Turn off the "all day sync" in the Fitbit app. Saves your phone juice. I keep the Bluetooth turned off, too, until I need it. Just manually sync once a day (or when you're plugged in).0 -
you don't need to keep your Fitbit map open. I'd use Map My Walk (or Map My Run) You start it up when you walk and it will show your pace and your course and it doesn't eat up the battery (just make sure you have your apps set to only work when you have them open - that includes the Fitbit app - that thing will drain your battery by refreshing all day/night.
Just today I went for a walk - started up Map My Run - set the activity to walk and hit start. As I walked, I could look at my pace, but I just wait until I'm finished and it shows me my pace.
Good Luck!
Thanks so much!
Sounds great but I love seeing my walk mapped right on my Fitbit dashboard so I can look at them anytime I want-precious walks etc.
that data probably doesn't transfer from another app to Fitbit would it?
Or does the Fitbit hr charge have gps in the actual devise?
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williams969 wrote: »katharmonic wrote: »Why do you have to run your Fitbit app while you walk? Doesn't your fitbit store that data and you sync later? You could easily run a different app and track with your fitbit at the same time.
Yes. Turn off the "all day sync" in the Fitbit app. Saves your phone juice. I keep the Bluetooth turned off, too, until I need it. Just manually sync once a day (or when you're plugged in).
Thank you!:) I do leave it syncing only when I manually do it when I turn blutooth on, since I don't leave it on to save juice.
I just wonder if I don't log my walk thru the app w gps if it wouldn't show me my walked map in my Fitbit one?
I really like seeing my mapped walks in my Fitbit dashboard.0 -
katharmonic wrote: »Why do you have to run your Fitbit app while you walk? Doesn't your fitbit store that data and you sync later? You could easily run a different app and track with your fitbit at the same time.
Does the Fitbit hr charge devise have gps in it? I was thinking I had to have the Fitbit app open so it can track it using gps thru my phone. I wanted to see the mapped walk in my Fitbit dashboard and thought this was the only way...
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joolie1234 wrote: »
I use this link too - under "pace" tab, enter your distance and how long it took you. It breaks everthing down for you. For example. If you enter that it took you 50 minutes to go 5 miles, it returns the following results:
Result
Your pace is:
10 Minutes Per Mile
or 6 Minutes 12.82 Seconds Per Kilometer
or 6 Miles Per Hour
or 9.66 Kilometers Per Hour
or 160.94 Meters Per Minute
or 2.68 Meters Per Second
or 176 Yards Per Minute
or 2.93 Yards Per Second
Ok thanks!
I'll try it again. Maybe I just missed it somehow.
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Endomondo on your smart phone will use GPS and tell you your pace live. It will also track your peak, your personal bests, your average per, etc. Fitbit is pretty weak overall. Any of the apps listed here that incorporate GPS will be a lot better.
Yeah the Fitbit app is lacking for sure!
I just didn't think using another app would allow my mapped walk to show in my Fitbit dashboard.
Or does the Fitbit itself have gps in it?
Thanks!
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