FitBit

[Bad Zebra]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

The one thing you have to be careful of when converting steps to distance is that the nature of the steps for an official is not likely to match those used to calibrate the distance. We take a lot of small adjustment steps as referees and they'll get counted the same as a full stride. It may well be 2.3 miles but I don't think you can rely on the distance....or for that matter the calories. They'll probably be overestimated.

I've found that my particular device tends to under report steps and distance. I can tell when I go for a run...one that I know for certain to be say...a mile or two (as measured by my vehicle odometer or google maps). If I note the beginning distance logged on my device and then again at the end, it will usually measure slightly less than a mile. I don't know if this is specific to my device or all FitBits in general but that's what I have consistently found since day 1. I'd rather it under report than overstate steps and distance.As for calories...meh...probably a vague estimation at best. I'm not as interested in those. I know it can vary widely by activity type.