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Why is the mileage off?

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‎09-20-2019 23:32

‎09-20-2019 23:32

I completed a bit over 20,000 steps on Thurs and Fri.  On Thurs the app shows 10 miles and on Fri 8 miles.  Why the difference?  I'm on a challenge with my co-workers and this is impacting my score.

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‎09-22-2019 04:23

‎09-22-2019 04:23

Were any of your steps from running or fast walking? Fitbit calculates the distance by multiplying your step count by your stride length. It uses two stride lengths: one for walking, one for running. If it thought some of your steps were running and some walking then it depends on the ratio being the same to get the same distance.

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