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Steps vs Miles - inconsistent on Versa

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‎07-17-2018 13:43

‎07-17-2018 13:43

I'm a seeing an inconsistency in milage vs. steps on my Versa. Example Wed, I walked 17,124 steps and it shows 8.64 miles. Thursday I walked 17,077 steps and its hows 7.33 miles. Is anyone else seeing this inconsistency?  Another example - 12,124 steps 5.29 miles, 13,453 steps - 5.2 miles.

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‎07-18-2018 00:09

‎07-18-2018 00:09

Yes, I've seen this too.

 

I think there are two cases where this can happen. The first is down to walking speed. Fitbit uses two stride lengths: one for walking, one for running. It's possible that fast walking could be interpreted as running making it switch to a different stride length which, in turn, affects the distance.

 

The second thing is that there doesn't appear to be a simple calculation of distance = steps x stride. I notice that when I am out hiking that equation is pretty accurate but when I am just pottering around the house the distance can be smaller. It seems to adjust the calculation based on your activity as well as your stride and step count.

 

Although I don't fully understand what's happening I'm happy to assume that it knows what it's doing.

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