VIDEO: Set the pedometer correctly

Pedometers are not only interesting for athletes

Certainly there are only a few important situations where it would be essential to measure the distance relatively accurately and not just estimate it in order to arrive at a certain result. The taximeter (taxi watch) will probably be used most often. But athletes also like to use pedometers to monitor their workload.

• With almost every available step counter, the user will find a wide variety of setting options, but the only one that is really important is the setting of the step length. The device actually counts the vibrations caused by every step and not the actual distance traveled. It is therefore important to indicate the individual stride length to the measuring device so that it can calculate the distance from the starting point.
• You must not assume that you can rely on the preset values ​​of a step counter, even given tables after the step length at 160 cm Body height should be 59 cm (150cm = 55 cm / 170cm = 63cm / 180cm = 67 cm) should only be viewed as a calculation aid, as these are of course only average values can act.
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• To find out your stride length, you need a distance that you know exactly how long it is. Fixed distance points are more than rare in urban areas, and of course a route can be laboriously measured with the help of measuring tapes. You can also drive a distance from your car or bike with the help of an odometer and mark the starting point and end point in order to obtain a fixed dimension. It might also help to know that the length of the running tracks in a sports stadium is exactly 400 m from the start to exactly once around the square.
• Of course, you could get the idea of ​​making it easy for yourself and measuring the length of a step. It should be noted, however, that in reality you do not always take steps of the same size, just as you do not always have the same walking resp. Running speed in the course of a route and this in turn also has an impact on the stride length. The faster you go, the longer the stride length becomes.


Calculate stride length - this is how it works

Many step counters convert your number of steps into a distance you have walked. Thereby ...

• If you now have a set distance, you can walk it with the step counter activated and calculate your step length by counting the number of steps that were necessary in order to cover the given distance divided by the number of meters covered to obtain the personal average length of a step obtain. You can now enter this value in your step counter so that you can always see the distance covered in meters or meters. To get displayed kilometers.