Questions about stride

[HeatherRayne]

I have been noticing that my calculations seem off. As I was searching, I read that it was important to have your stride entered correctly in your settings. When I went into my settings, my stride was set at 0 ft 0 in. I did a stride calculator and learned it was about 28-30 inches. 

Why was my default at 0? How is this even possible?? And does 28-30 sounds about right for someone 5'6"? And lastly, could this have been affecting my numbers all along? I feel that it worked great for the first 6 months or so but has lately been giving me less steps, distance and calorie deficit than it did before with the same exact routine, time, etc.

Thanks!!

[Raviv]

I'm 5'6" as well, and my legs are pretty long.  My walking stride is set for 30" and seems fairly accurate.  GPS is pretty close to what my Fitbit says I walked.  I changed it a while back because they were so different, but now they match.

[HeatherRayne]

Thank you! It seems if I am walking 2.5 I am at 28 and if 3.0 I am at 30. I too have long legs (short torso). 

[Raviv]

The weird thing is that my walking stride is 30", but my running stride is 24" - 6 inches shorter.  

Did I mention I run really slow? 

[SunsetRunner]

Fitbit can't know your stride length when not entering it manually.

Standard it's set to 0, though fitbit then uses a average stride length..