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Phone not counting all steps while on elliptical

ElleMcQueen
ElleMcQueen Posts: 30 Member
edited December 2024 in Motivation and Support
Sooooo past few weeks I've only been walking. Decided to get back into the gym today. Did 30 min, 1.75 miles on the elliptical. Amazeballs for first day back...right? I then find out my iPhone, which I had in my bra like I always do during walks, didn't calculate all my steps!!! I've avoided getting a Fitbit because I don't always move my arms. Has anyone ever used a Fitbit around their ankle?

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  • cecsav1
    cecsav1 Posts: 714 Member
    Double post...
  • ElleMcQueen
    ElleMcQueen Posts: 30 Member
    Yeah sorry, didn't know where to post it. I'm still new here.
  • rickc74
    rickc74 Posts: 416 Member
    I usually set my iPhone in one of the cupholders on the elliptical, and just log it as cardio exercise. Makes it simpler, I find. Makes my step count lower, obviously, but hopefully a more accurate calorie count.
  • paintpastelprincess86
    paintpastelprincess86 Posts: 22 Member
    I have a fitbit one and find it extremely accurate. Although, when it am on an elliptical, I am assuming because of the gliding, and sometimes I sort of heap upward...it confuses steps for walking up stairs. So what I do, is I take it off my bra, set it in the upholder...and then log what I burned later. Hope this helps!
  • crawfishgirl333
    crawfishgirl333 Posts: 69 Member
    I think mine is tracking my steps while I drive does anyone no why
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