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Elliptical App Steps

I've looked, but I can't find how to get the elliptical app on the watch to count steps or cadence or anything like that. Is there a way to do it? If not, can it please be updated to include at least those? The accelerometer should be able to record steps and then calculate cadence. If we could input the radius of the step arm, then it could calculate distance as well. This would make the app MUCH more informative and useful.

Thanks!

Mike

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trux over 4 years ago +1

1522603 said:
I've looked, but I can't find how to get the elliptical app on the watch to count steps or cadence or anything like that. Is there a way to do it?

Yes, a simple one - stop holding…

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0 trux over 4 years ago

1522603 said:
I've looked, but I can't find how to get the elliptical app on the watch to count steps or cadence or anything like that. Is there a way to do it?

Yes, a simple one - stop holding on the railing while stepping

The watch cannot detect any steps if it is not moving. Alternatively, use a footpod sensor, or attach the watch to your ankle, if you cannot exercise without holding on the handle bars.

0 1522603 over 4 years ago in reply to trux

I actually do hold the arms & work them too. It doesn't record any steps, just time, heart rate and calories.

0 trux over 4 years ago

... and as for the distance, I never used the Elliptical Activity profile, but at the Treadmill Activity you can calibrate the distance at the end of the workout. Alternatively you can try adjusting the Custom Stride Length in User Settings, perhaps it can help too.

0 trux over 4 years ago

1522603 said:
I actually do hold the arms & work them too.

Well, it can be that the motion of the machine arms is not well detected (because it is limited and too smooth). Try attaching the watch to the ankle, to see if it helps. If not, try keeping it in the pocket (you'd need a HRM chest belt, though, in such case).

0 Dan.Boilermaker over 4 years ago in reply to 1522603

The cadence shows up in Strava, but not Garmin Connect. The only data graphs I see in Connect is HR and temperature. Since most people use ellipticals indoors, temperature seems like an odd data type to graph.

0 trux over 4 years ago in reply to Dan.Boilermaker

OK, just tried it. Indeed, the Eliptical Activity does not have the Cadence chart. In that case just change the type of activity to Treadmill in Garmin Connect, to look at the cadence. You have to reload the page, after the change. The graph shows up only after the reload. You can set it back to Eliptical, afterwards, if you prefer it in that way.