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Steps vs. treadmill revolution

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‎02-21-2017 06:10

‎02-21-2017 06:10

Doing a run this morning I logged 9.06 miles according to my Fitbit blaze. According to the treadmill is was 7.86. Also the avarage speed according to the watch was about a min faster then the treadmill. Is it possible to have a faster speed then what the treadmill says? Which is most accurate (did not hold on at all, I feel most steps were logged) thank you in advance

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‎02-21-2017 06:16

‎02-21-2017 06:16

If you're on a treadmill then the only way the FitBit can calculate the distance travelled is by multiplying your step-count by your stride length.

 

Are you sure your stride length is defined correctly?

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‎02-21-2017 07:07

In response to mattyboy

‎02-21-2017 07:07

Walking yes. Running I supposed dependent on speed and incline the stride length could be variable

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