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Stair stepper activity

griellwe
over 5 years ago

Hi guys,

what activity should I use for stepper machine activity? I am a little bit confused, but I must admit I have not used any of them yet in the gym, only tested both at home while walking. I have never used Garmin watch for that kind of a activity yet. 

I could use STAIR STEPPER but when I finish workout I can't edit numbers of floors climbed/steps done, and it does not count floors climbed, or I could use FLOOR CLIMB in which I can type in and edit amount of floors climbed.

Why STAIR STEPPER does not count floors? It could be done by calibrating the watch after stepper machine activity finished by typing in how many floors whe have climbed.

Thank you

  • 0 over 5 years ago

    I use stair stepper+ on the CIQ store. It’s by FBBBrown.

    It’s quite a bit better than the inbuilt stair stepper app and tends to give more meaningful data. 

  • 0 over 5 years ago in reply to C.sco

    FLOOR CLIMB is counting floors based on barometric sensor. When used on stepper machine it wont count floors as you are not changing altitude. Good thing about this activity is that when saved in GCinnect you can edit numbers of floors climbed. But it does not show how many steps you have done, distance, pace, etc. Stepping machine in gym shows all that data and I could copy them to GConnect but there is no such data field so so cant even edit it. 

    STAIR STEPPER, which is supposed to be used in gym on stepper machine, does not have option to show/edit floors climbed. All you can edit there is speed, distance, pace or even altitude up/down, bit no floors climbed. What is the point of that.

    Looks like Garmin was rushing to add so many activities but without looking at them if they are good for this kind of sport.

    We need an activity in watch for STEPPER MACHINE which (apart from timer, calories, heart rate, temperature, maybe distance, etc) measures steps done. Then at the end of a activity would ask user to input number of floors climbed. Or even bertter, as with TREADMILL, it would calibrate itself so next time it would know (if used on the same machine) how many floors we did by checking how many steps we did. I am sure that it can be easily done by Garmin.

    At the moment STAIR STEPPER is useless - it measures altitude or speed, but in the fact you are not changing position at all as you are in gym on stepper machine.

  • 0 over 5 years ago in reply to griellwe

    Try the app I’ve recommended in my previous post. It records floors. 

  • 0 over 5 years ago in reply to Pebbleheed

    How is it showing up in Garmin Connect app? As an activity?

    EDIT: I have downloaded that app but you can't edit data fields, and you have to pay for a full version. But, yes, it does the job. 


    But I would rather like Garmjn to rectify that mistake and add steps/floors/distance/pace etc to STAIR STEPPER activity so I could edit data fields etc. C'mon Garmin... we pay $$$$ you for this, why do I have to pay somebody else again, for an app that you could easily improve? 

  • 0 over 5 years ago in reply to griellwe

    It costs very little. 

    I ended up buying the full suite access so all the apps are unlocked. I don’t use them all but I use a few and it was cheaper to buy them all than a few.

    The gym app is very good. 

  • 0 over 5 years ago in reply to Pebbleheed

    Can you edit number of and data fields in full version?

    I know it is not expensive, but it is strange Garmin wont improve/repair their stock app

    EDIT: purchased... 

  • 0 over 5 years ago in reply to griellwe

    I'm not sure to be honest. I've always been happy with the automatic calculation of the floors that it says on the app so I've not had need to edit it. However, the author of the app is pretty decent and always reads emails sent to him. If it's missing a feature that isn't hard to implement then he may add it for you.

  • Former Member
    0 Former Member over 5 years ago in reply to griellwe
    griellwe said:
    But I would rather like Garmjn to rectify that mistake

    You're not climbing floors when you're using a stair stepper, nor are you technically taking steps.  There is no mistake to be rectified.  If you want to record floors, go and actually climb some floors.  Should I get credit for floors or steps when doing the "steam engine"? (Google it if you're not familiar with that exercise). I'm basically doing the same movement you're doing.  This reminds me of the people who want steps recorded while cycling.  You have been given options from other posters and I believe you can add notes in GCM to record what steps/floors you felt you took.  There's nothing for Garmin to correct. 

  • 0 over 5 years ago in reply to Former Member

    You are not serious, aren't you? Smiley
    So running on treadmill or cycling indoors activities should also have only timer and HR fields, no distance, cadence, speed, power, etc. According to you if people wants to know speed distance steps pace they should go outside to run or cycle Slight smile
    Yes, I have been given an option to buy $£€ Garmin watch which has stairs stepper activity and is useless. When you buy a car and it says it got 6 gears does it mean it has 5 or 6 gears, or you need to pay extra for a sixth gear to work or go to your local shop and pay them to unlock it?
    Yes, I can download third party app and pay for it, but Garmin should not be including this activity to the list or advertising it has got one. Cause if I wanted activity that works in that way I could just create it myself.
    RECORD STEPS/FLOORS YOU FELT YOU TOOK - no steps or floors I felt I took, but the steps and floors I have actually did by climbing the steps (google what is stairs stepper machine to educate yourself). 
    Why you need a sport watch anyway, just go running and do count steps in your head. 

  • Former Member
    0 Former Member over 5 years ago in reply to griellwe
    griellwe said:
    When you buy a car and it says it got 6 gears does it mean it has 5 or 6 gears, or you need to pay extra for a sixth gear to work or go to your local shop and pay them to unlock it?

    LOL!  What are you talking about?  You expect a feature that isn't a part of that activity profile.  Your watch isn't lacking a "6th gear" that you need to "unlock" as you used in your analogy.  You want a 7th gear.  The stair stepper doesn't include floors because you're not climbing floors.  Period.  Go climb 70 flight of stairs.  Then set your stair stepper to the least amount of resistance and climb the equivalent of 70 flights.  Are they the same?  Not even close, but you want that credit anyway.  {Not all surfaces are created equal.  “The stair climber tends to be easier on the joints than actual stairs, because of the softness of the machine’s stairs or pedals. Climbing real stairs, depending on the surface, can be much harder and have more impact on the joints.”}  There's a floors activity to record floors when you actually climb them.  

    griellwe said:
    So running on treadmill or cycling indoors activities should also have only timer and HR fields, no distance, cadence, speed, power, etc. According to you if people wants to know speed distance steps pace they should go outside to run or cycle

    Completely different.  Those activities have speed, cadence, etc. because you actual have a speed or cadence, whereas you are not climbing floors on a stair stepper.  

    griellwe said:
    google what is stairs stepper machine to educate yourself

    There's no need.  I own a stair stepper and have never climbed a single floor while using it.

    griellwe said:
    stairs stepper activity and is useless.

    This is probably the only thing we'll agree on, but not because it doesn't count floors.  Over the last few years Garmin has added several useless activity profiles for the sole purpose of just logging what exercise was performed.  The Stair Stepper and Elliptical profiles are set the same.  They're both cardio activities and you could use either of them on you stair stepper.  They're there for for logging purposes only so you have a record of the activity that was performed. 

    griellwe said:
    steps or floors I felt I took, but the steps and floors I have actually did by climbing the steps

    Wrong.  You didn't ascent or descent.  You also didn't move forward any distance.  Therefore, you never climbed any floors or took any steps (maybe you should use Google and look up the definition of floors climbed and steps taken).  You're pushing your legs up and down and moving your arms on handles and the stair stepper is adding resistance.  What I think you meant to say is you want to be able to log floors and steps you felt you would have accomplished if you had actually climbed floors or taken any steps.

    griellwe said:
    Why you need a sport watch anyway, just go running and do count steps in your head. 

    That makes absolutely no sense at all.  When I run, am taking steps.  When you're on a stair stepper your not climbing floors.