race s step count problem
-
I opened up a ticket ( #7484550)
on this a while ago and after a few back and fros and sending some malicious activity records (like 2000 steps but 7km… ) just yesterday I received:"Thanks for your patience,
I have received feedback from our technical department. The development team is aware of the issue and is actively working on a solution. The latest updates to resolve the issue are expected to be released in mid-December."
Let’s see what happens
-
@maszop Not that I really care about steps, but in my experience of owning Garmin Fenix 6X and 7X, they always counted steps reasonably accurate when I cross checked that with the distance. On walks these watches typically registered 2000+ steps per mile, when running on road - about 1600 steps per mile, and when trail running - roughly 2000 steps per mile. That corresponds to step length of 80-100 cm, which is reasonably accurate for for my height.
Also, I should mention that I’ve never noticed Garmin watches counting steps while driving.
So the statement that watches aren’t designed to count steps is simply incorrect.
Also, I should mentioned that even though I get plenty of activity from running, trying to get at least 10,000 steps every single day is a huge motivation to move more on rest days.
I think Suunto should definitely invest resources in making steps accurate. What I see now on my Race S is super inaccurate. There is no excuse for that!
Also, while we are here, Suunto developers, every other brand measures running cadence in steps per minute rather than RPM. All running science and literature refers to cadence in steps per minute too. Please fix that too!
-
@sky-runner Garmin apparently has better algorithms that give more reliable results, but it’s still not a step count, just a hand movement count (plus various data from other sensors). Only then is the number of steps estimated.
-
@maszop Garmin might be detecting the vertical component of the hand motion as well (to detect impacting the ground). Even if I hold a dog leash in my left hand, which I do quite often, Garmin still manages to count steps fairly accurately.
-
Bonjour à tous,
Je rencontre le même problème que vous…
Ce matin un décalage de 5000 pas sur une marche nordique de 20 km…
J’espère vraiment qu’une mise à jour va être faites…