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unhappy with the mileage accuracy when hiking - Charge 2

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‎10-09-2020 11:22

‎10-09-2020 11:22

I never really know how far I walk or hike or bike because my Charge 2 doesn't seem to accurately report this information.  For walking and hiking, I've seen posts about setting your stride length but don't see any way to do this on my Charge 2...  Any suggestions?

 

Also the calories burned that it shows always seem to be overstated...  If I had really burned all those calories, I should have lost weight by now even to the point of being under my goal weight.  That is NOT happening so it seems totally bogus.

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‎10-11-2020 20:11

‎10-11-2020 20:11

Hi @LuvsToBike with biking the distance is determined exclusively by GPS. 

Walk and hike looks at a combination of GPS and stride if GPS is used. 

In the woods the tree coverage may cause inaccuracies with GPS and while hiking a users stride is not as consistent as while on a walk. 

 

Calories are weighted towards the heart rate. 

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