Sujet : Re: Steps counting apps - and finally
De : jim (at) *nospam* jimXscott.co.uk (Jim the Geordie)
Groupes : comp.mobile.androidDate : 18. May 2024, 01:55:44
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andrew@spam.net says...
Andrew wrote on Fri, 17 May 2024 21:04:14 -0000 (UTC) :
What you might want to do given you tested a number of apps is find the
average, and then select and app that you like that was close to the mean.
Or.... since the average could still be incorrect, what you might want to
do (although tedious) is literally *count* your steps (yes, tedious).
And then you'd know which one is correct as otherwise you're stuck with the
old adage about knowing the time when you have two clocks in front of you.
One perhaps slightly less tedious way to count the steps is to measure your
stride, and then find a flat area to walk a given decent distance at as
much of the same stride as you can facilitate. Then do the simple math.
Whichever app is closest to your control, would be the most accurate
(at least for flat land with even strides).
Thanks Andrew.
It all started with an argument between two friends in the pub.
Neither of them will have thought about stride length or whether they
were burning calories. They probably read somewhere that taking 'x'
strides a day would go towards living for ever and yah boo sucks I do
more strides than you.
My quick check suggests they are talking tosh, not only about what other
things go on with their life, but they are comparing apples with oranges
and it all baloney.
But how many others believe they are saved by an app of dubious
validity.
Perhaps they shouldn't be in the pub if they want to live longer.
-- Jim the Geordie