Strava workout equals extra steps

[Cabingirl]

I've been noticing all week that when I manually log a treadmill workout on Strava, it adds about 3,000 extra steps to my step total in the Fitbit app. I'd like to think I'm that awesome, but I don't think I'm taking that many steps in the shower while my Fitbit is sitting by the sink! 😉 It doesn't effect the step count in any challenges, just the dashboard. Anyone else notice anything like that?

[SunsetRunner]

Hi @Cabingirl

Have moved your post from the iOS to the Third-Party Integration section to increase the chance of getting a solution.

Wishing a wonderful weekend

[Cabingirl]

Thank you!

[goterps · Accepted solution]

My guess is you're taking longer strides on the treadmill than Fitbit guesses you would based on your height and this undercount gets corrected once fitbit gets the distance synced over from strava.

When I record runs in strava they eventually get synced over to fitbit, including the distance of the run.  Fitbit replaces my stepcount recorded during the run with what the stepcount *should* be (distance run divided by stride length).  For me, this usually results in a 10-15% increase in steps.  Since the sync usually happens soon after the completion of the strava activity, the stepcount increase typically happens while I'm taking a post-run shower.  

[Cabingirl]

That makes sense. Thanks!