Some pedometers measure bumps in the road while driving as steps. Does this one?
1525589
I've done a lot of driving with my Zip and never had a problem. I wear it on my bra strap and it doesn't move around at all. I've looked at my calorie burn from car trips and it registers a constant, steady burn (i.e. the number of calories it takes to keep me alive). Nothing extra in calories or steps.
1525590
I don't know...I'd have to check it after I've sat in the car for a long enough ride and know I haven't taken any steps. That's an interesting question.
1525591
The Fitbit Zip is not immune to the road bump. However, it's accuracy is rated highly. For best results it is suggested you wear the Zip on your torso, such as your waist, chest, or undergarments.
1525592
I haven't noticed. I don't watch the Fitbit while I drive. Sorta like texting and driving...:)
1525593
I have noticed this as a issue in my fitbit (especially while on my motorcycle), but I use an Ultra (older model) and they may have fixed this issue with the newer hardware.
1525594
It certainly hasn't for me. In the past I've used pedometers and been highly annoyed that I accumulated hundreds of steps simply sitting down and watching TV. This one seems as accurate as I've ever seen. You may get a few steps registered while driving, but not many at all.
1525595
Good Morning - I have had cheaper pedometers that counted bumps in the road, so far this one hasn't done that for me. Really appears to be accurate. I love it! - Kim
1525596
The zip gives you the time of day, number of steps, distance you have gone and the number of calories burned. I walked a mile that I had measured and it was accurate. While I was riding the motorcycle, it did register but then I had expected that. I did not see the steps increase while in the car.
256846
No. The unit will compute your stride length and it is pretty accurate. If you think that there is a problem with the stride length there is a feature where you can manually set it.
115165
It isn't sophisticated. All it's measuring is your arm movement (or wherever you're wearing your Fitbit). You could walk or jog holding your arm still and it will think you aren't moving. Or you can shake your arm up and down and it will count it as steps. I did try and count my steps and check it for accuracy. For example, I was close to 6000 steps, then counted another 400. It came out pretty close to 6400, give or take 10 or 12. The trouble is, I'm not that great at walking and counting at the same time! (That's why I need something that does the counting.)
2141764
I'm sure it would measure some movement, but it would not be an accurate measurement of how much he rode. There are bike odometers that you can attach to your bike wheel that measure distance and speed. My husband has one (I think by Bell) that he likes. There are charts that can help you convert other exercises into "steps". I try to get 14,000 steps a day, but if I swim I convert my minutes of swimming into steps. Hope that helps!
751050
No, the step count resets at midnight to "0". There is no carry over from the previous day same as with some of the other pedometer's I've used.
311328
No. The GPS function serves as accurate speed if the vehicle. It also serves the purpose of photo enforcement cameras ect.
183002
It can be used to track calories burned while walking. Doesn't count steps taken
1327610
What is happening , since I am counting steps All day is that when I drive it counts stepRandomly depending on the roughness of the road.
166623
I have not used this pedometer on a treadmill, but I do not see why the pedometer would not work on a treadmill. The pedometer does count steps while walking in place, as I have used it that way on occasion.
238092
Yes, it tells the amount of calories burned. It tracks steps, distance, calories burned, and fat burned.
1225640
No, it does not count your steps. It counts your calories burned based on your heartrate while wearing the strap. (Great Tool). Your distance and mileage is based on GPS when you're not wearing the strap. I don't know if it is compatible with window phone...
1580619
Yes. Although, they only seem to be visible in the TomTom MySports app. When I upload my activities to Strava it doesn't show stride rate, which is odd since Strava does have support for it.
1356679
It is not a GPS so it will not track steps/distance if your arms are still. Makes sense as it would record your movement in a car, etc... If you walk on a treadmill it is fairly accurate provided you calibrate and then move your arms in stride when working out. If you hold the side rails or hold your arms still it will not record accurately but overall it is fairly representative of your workout and active time.
1700529
They say it does but I haven't come across anything yet to test if it does. It is very accurate with Ka, which is mainly what is used around where I drive.
1045181
No it does not have these features. It has an odometer to measure how much you walked on the course by no start/stop time, pace, etc.
395652
Driving on a bumpy road does not affect my recorded number of steps or elevation so I do not believe that movement while sitting will be recorded but I would have to test this hypothesis.
1599933
Yes...and its pretty accurate on step count and miles I have been using for sometime and I like the unit. I hope this helps you out.