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Steps X stride length gives inaccurate answer

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‎12-18-2019 07:14

‎12-18-2019 07:14

I walk each morning about 8000 steps. With a stride of 2.5 feet this should be about 20,000 feet or 3.8 miles. My Fitbit app says that I walked about 0.5 miles.  Any thoughts? I have verified stride length setting and re-booted. I do walk inside a Walmart. Would this affect distance but not strides? (GPS dominate when determining distance?)

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‎12-18-2019 07:21 - edited ‎12-18-2019 07:30

‎12-18-2019 07:21 - edited ‎12-18-2019 07:30

Are you connected to phone's GPS?

 

Are you using the exercise app or auto-recognition?

Before posting, re-read to see if it would make sense to someone else not looking at your Fitbit or phone.

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