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Smart watch pedometer apps

Tarmoo

By Tarmoo, 1729594985

I just got an natural titanium Apple Watch 10 (with Esim). Previously on my Apple Watch series 7 I used the Pedometer++ app, which has some complications you can use on the apple watch to show steps, goals etc on watch face. I was finding that this did not update frequently, so I have been looking for some free alternatives to use on the Apple Watch. Pedometer++ does seem to differ from the step count in the Apple Heath, but the other apps I have tried tally with Apple Health.

I found StepsApp which is a free app if you cancel during the 7 day trial period. See Steps App - it does seem to use up the battery on my iPhone much more than Pedometer++.

I also found a reddit group which recommended Duffy ... see Duffy

Which apps do people use?

Carlos said, 1729607099

Call me a pedant but I use a pedometer which is driven by my legs not my arms.  It’s by the people who do BP meters Omicron, I think.  I use my wrist for watches…that tell the time.

The Ghost said, 1729607539

I just stick with the standard app, sometimes Strava if I go running etc.

Entirely OT but knowing the American fetish for removing letters from English, I  now can't help but imagine a pedometer as something like the motion trackers from Aliens...

Tarmoo said, 1729612925

I use my iPhone and Apple Watch to monitor quite a few health metrics including sleep, weight, blood pressure, blood glucose and a high tech app from Oral B for brushing my teeth using an IO toothbrush.

I saw a diabetes nurse in April and had a bit of a shock as my weight seemed to have gone up a lot over the last few years and my blood glucose levels were much higher than I was expecting. I bought a Contour Next glucose meter and later got a Dexcom One+ CGM (Continuous Glucose Monitor) which I found incredibly useful. There is a free trial at the moment for the Dexcom One+ if you have diabetes. I look at the dexcom results on my phone and apple watch.

Type 2 diabetes can be managed using a Low Carb High Fat (LCHF) diet. A CGM shows just how glucose levels rise after each meal. 90% of managing diabetes is via your diet. The other 10% is by exercise, which is where keeping track of your steps is handy, which is why I use a pedometer app.

RHM.Photo said, 1729673969

I'm getting on a bit and I now wear two fitness devices/smart watches: a Garmin fēnix 7S and an Apple Watch Ultra 2. Why? They each have their uses and each does something the other doesn't.

My previous Apple Watch alerted me to an abnormal heart issue that due to a bit of nagging from herself got me taken to resus in an ambulance (it was a pericardial infusion caused by having had COVID-19).

I've used various Garmin fitness watches since September 2011 when I started running (with a Forerunner 410 - see https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/111290663 )

We now wear them 24/7 and monitor all our sleep, breathing, heart rates, daily weight stats, blood pressure and blood oxygen levels so that when or if something gets flagged, we can sort it sooner rather than later.

Having already died once, I am in no rush to do it again...

As to pedometers, I just monitor with the smartwatches themselves.

The Ghost said, 1729711729

RHM.Photo said


We now wear them 24/7 and monitor all our sleep, breathing, heart rates, daily weight stats, blood pressure and blood oxygen levels so that when or if something gets flagged, we can sort it sooner rather than later.


I think this is my general feeling as well - I have a baseline and any significant/sudden deviation from that baseline has me concerned. Provided a basic app can establish a baseline, I will stick with that app rather than chasing any particular level of accuracy. Two years ago I had a thunderclap headache (very unpleasant) which my watch picked up as a sudden spike (+60BPM IIRC) in my heart rate for no reason. So I contacted my GP who told me to get to A&E for a CT scan ASAP. Thankfully all clear.