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    Apps for walking

    Posts: 47 Member
    edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
    Hi guys,

    are there mobile apps which measure the speed of your walking correctly and informs you whether you are doing brisk walk?

    I planning to use it for my daily walking exercise. :)

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    • Posts: 307 Member
      I use Runkeeper for my running and there is also an option for walking :) Will tell you pace/speed, distance, calorie burn (though I use with caution!) etc.
    • Posts: 495 Member
      I second Runkeeper. Love that app.
    • Posts: 381 Member
      I use mapmywalk
    • Posts: 47 Member
      Ok thanks your replies friends :)
    • Posts: 2,865 Member
      I use Endomondo. I love the set up more than other apps I have tried but I think the GPS can be a bit off at times.
    • Posts: 7,865 Member
      wise_wind wrote: »
      Hi guys,

      are there mobile apps which measure the speed of your walking correctly and informs you whether you are doing brisk walk?

      I planning to use it for my daily walking exercise. :)

      The best judge of brisk is your perceived exertion level. Brisk for me might be very hard for you, or vice versa.

      In terms of apps, personally I'd normally recommend Endomondo or Runkeeper. Strava is also good but not really oriented towards something like walking.

      I'd personally not recommend MapMyWalk/ MapMyFitness or Runtastic, having had persistent problems with both when I've been testing them.

    • Posts: 265 Member
      I use runkeeper too and find the distance and pace pretty accurate. There is a bug with the elevation readings at the moment (v noticeable for me because I live in a flat area!) so I'm ignoring the calorie burn at the moment. They are working on a fix though so it should be back to normal soon.
    • Posts: 433 Member
      I've been using map my walk. The only problem I've had with it is that I inadvertently hit the pause workout and then by the time I realize it I've lost a lot of my info and completed my walk. Thats disappointing to me.
    • Posts: 2,054 Member
      I use ZombiesRun, it does track distance either by pedometer in the phone, or by GPS signal and will give the breakdown of speeds. Also I get a storyline for it, and inbetween the storyline it plays music. It can be used for walking or running and I've found it's pretty accurate with my GearFit pedometer tracking and it displays the breakdown on both the app and the website.
    • Posts: 11,463 Member
      I gave up on phone apps because I could not find one that is consistently accurate. Different lengths for the same course daily. Weird off course tracks, etc. It might vary based on where you live, cellular signal strength, amount of trees, etc. I did as 5k on a USATF approved course and my app gave me about 20% more distsnce than actual. Crazy.
    • Posts: 4,474 Member
      I use Runkeeper. I have found the distance and pace to be accurate. I have run it simultaneously with mapmywalk and they both show the same distance since both are gps. I like seeing where I've been on their little maps. :) Runkeeper seems to be a bit closer to what calorie burn might be. Mapmywalk calorie burn is always higher. My focus is more in the "doing" so calorie burn is not of that much interest but I continue to choose Runkeeper simply because it has fewer periodic glitches.

      I'll agree with the poster above regarding accidentally hitting pause. I close it off my screen so "stop" or "pause" is not accidentally tapped. It doesn't have to be on the display to run.
    • Posts: 1,794 Member
      I've had good success with Mapmyhike, the hiking version of Mapmywalk. I can't really tell you how accurate it is as far as measuring speed, I just know that over the past year and 2 months I've logged hundreds of miles and many gallons of sweat with good results in the weight loss department. The calorie burns seem a little high, so I don't eat the total back.
    • Posts: 72 Member
      I love mapmywalk. Measures your distance, time, calories burned, and the map is pretty damn accurate. It'll even tell what side of the street your​ walking on. I use it almost daily
    • Posts: 212 Member
      Walkmeter
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