tredmill or fitbit versa 2

[RUNNINGHORSE]

hi all i run 3 times aweek on my tredmill its the spoertech F10 i am not pitching this for the company no chance but i set the speed to 6.5 km i run 5k in around 30 -40 mins i am 58 yr old dont know if that is good or not but my versa 2 fitbit watch says i have run the 5.5k before the machine has reached it so watch says 5,5k machine says 5k which do i go by

[Instructor57 Graduate]

Hi, you would need to calibrate your Fitbit for treadmill running.

This may help .

google.com/search?q=calibra...

[RUNNINGHORSE in reply to Instructor57]

Hi thank you I do set the fit bit to tredmill ,5k and just press the start button on it havant a clue about stride length just says goal ,auto lap Distance, and time I set these to 5k 40mins

[RUNNINGHORSE in reply to Instructor57]

Hi I have my friend yesterday I set tredmill timer for 40 mins 6.5km speed watch said 6km tredmill said 5km at finish ?

[RUNNINGHORSE in reply to RUNNINGHORSE]

The offending treadmill 😂

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[IannodaTruffe Mentor]

Welcome to the forum.

We don't encourage comparison as it is essentially meaningless...........unless you compare yourself to somebody with exactly the same body, lifestyle and motivation as you.

As for the readings, as far as I know, most Fitbits use stride length to calculate your distance when running on a treadmill, so if that is not calibrated accurately, then results can vary wildly from reality.

[RUNNINGHORSE in reply to IannodaTruffe]

Thank you for your reply

[John_W Graduate Ambassador]

I'd always go by the treadmill. Always!

I have a dedicated running watch, a Garmin and even it's Indoor Run (treadmill) function over estimates my distance and pace by 25% compared to the treadmill distance. And knowing my current outdoor pace I know that the treadmill is more accurate.

[RUNNINGHORSE in reply to John_W]

thanks John stick to tredmill then unless i am running outside hopefully the gps will correct it and give a more better result 👍

[The1701]

The treadmill is telling you how far the belt has travelled , your cadence may be different to that hence the difference as your fit bit is counting the steps you take and using info on your stride length to determine the distance travelled. Worth noting that you probably change your stride length on a treadmill compared to outdoors too - depending on whether you have the gradient set or not. so the true answer is probably somewhere in between the two, the best thing to do is pick one and stick with it as that way you can check your own progress over time.

[Over60sRunner Graduate]

I had the same problem (different treadmill) until I calibrated my Fitbit to my stride length which has essentially solved the problem. The mill and the Fitbit aren't totally in sync, but it's not far off.