Do you have to measure your steps and divide by 10 and all that monkey business
256843
No! That's the beauty of Fitbit!!! Just put your info in & your good to go. I generally charge it up once a week so it is very easy to use. Happy walking/running!
256844
No division necessary.You just try to improve your activity each day.It tells you how many calories you can eat if you want to stay the same.You set your goals as to how fast you want to lose weight on line.
256845
No not at all. No need to enter your height or stride length either. You simply take it out of the box, set up your profile, clip it to yourself and start walking. It does count your steps fairly accurately.
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.
256847
No need for that. In general, it does a very good job counting steps. It has a default stride length that works well if you're close to average height for your gender; if you're particularly tall or short you can set a custom stride length in the online profile that you can set.
256848
No. Although you can put your stride into your account settings - personal settings. If you don't want to, there is a standard default for males and females.
256849
No all you really need to answer is your height to set up any you are pretty much ready to go. You can provide more details when setting up free Fitbit.com profile for syncing and tracking. Would strongly recommend this product.
2051647
No you do not have to tap the scales just step on them and it gives you your weight and remembers what you weigh and what you weight the time before and tells you whether you lost or gained weight.
2226493
Yes! The download after your run is amazing. It is also much more accurate than devices that count your steps/revolutions bases on your stride/wheel size.
395651
No. Surprisingly, it's calibrated to detect actual steps, not random movement. Granted you might find that you accumulate a few more steps than reality, but maybe only a few out of thousands of steps in a day.
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.)
2087376
Yes. Also your steps, height you have climbed, total miles, calories burned and your heart rate and O2 measurement. Plus the sleep monitor which you can sync with your smartphone. Love it.
1211734
This one does distance, steps taken and calories. I always question how accurate the calories are on these little pedometers but then I question that on any exercise machines also. Let's face it, if we eat too much we know it.
2236802
Yes! Click the mode button a few times until you get to "distance" not "steps." It shows to the second decimal place.
357134
No. If you're doing it yourself just fallow the steps they give you and you'll be done in about ten minutes
907378
Actually, I count my steps, and I do not bother about distance. I aim for 10,000 steps/day, which equals approx. 5 miles (actually 4.73 miles using my actual stride of 30 inches). Impossible to tell you how many (Hammer) steps = 1 mile, because each person's stride (step) is a different length. There are 5280 feet in a mile. If you assume your stride = 30 inches (2.5 feet), then there are 2,112 strides (steps) in a mile.To keep it simple, count 2,000 steps as a mile (+/-). Using 2,000 steps/mile keeps the math simple when you read the pedometer. For example, if you walk 4,500 steps, call it 2 and 1/4 miles. Your stride and your mileage may vary. Good luck. F.COW Actually, I count my steps, and I do not bother about distance. I aim for 10,000 steps/day, which equals approx. 5 miles (actually 4.73 miles using my actual stride of 30 inches). Impossible to tell you how many (Hammer) steps = 1 mile, because each person's stride (step) is a different length. There are 5280 feet in a mile. If you assume your stride = 30 inches (2.5 feet), then there are 2,112 strides (steps) in a mile.To keep it simple, count 2,000 steps as a mile (+/-). Using 2,000 steps/mile keeps the math simple when you read the pedometer. For example, if you walk 4,500... » Read More Actually, I count my steps, and I do not bother about distance. I aim for 10,000 steps/day, which equals approx. 5 miles (actually 4.73 miles using my actual stride of 30 inches). Impossible to tell you how many (Hammer) steps = 1 mile, because each person's stride (step) is a different length. There are 5280 feet in a mile. If you assume your stride = 30 inches (2.5 feet), then there are 2,112 strides (steps) in a mile.To keep it simple, count 2,000 steps as a mile (+/-). Using 2,000 steps/mile keeps the math simple when you read the pedometer. For example, if you walk 4,500 steps, call it 2 and 1/4 miles. Your stride and your mileage may vary. Good luck. F.COW « Show Less
238092
Yes, it tells the amount of calories burned. It tracks steps, distance, calories burned, and fat burned.
66242
you can edit your steps. I do it at night when I load my band up. It is great to beat your goal and adjust your new one. Your calorie intake is your responsibility. The more steps... the more calories you burn. I hope I helped you!
1951618
I really do not know. It will probably count your steps, but not distance because you are stationery.
1285937
Yes, I just tried putting mine in my purse and I counted my steps, it was about 3 steps over but I think that was from the initial fumbling of putting it in the purse. As long as it is feeling motion I believe it will be accurate.
1803318
Yes it does. Besides the number of steps it also provides the # of hours slept, how many miles you have walked and # of calories burnt.
138646
Pace, counts the steps each time your foot hits the pavement. This instrument counts the measured steps you make. To work properly it requires you enter the length of your stride and based on that and assuming a consistent stride it keeps track of your steps (running or walking) and your distance. I am sure you can get an idea of your pace using this tool but I would not look at it to measure pace as much as it measures step counts and distance travelled.
384904
No..the scale is not a mathematical calculator..it will only show how much you put or take, but not the difference between amounts.