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steps on a treadmill

Can the apple watch be used to count steps when talking on a treadmill?

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Posted on Apr 18, 2020 5:12 PM

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Posted on Apr 18, 2020 5:17 PM

I'm guessing you meant "walking" on a treadmill. If so, you just select indoor walk as the activity in the Activity app, and it will count the steps.

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May 7, 2020 2:21 PM in response to lauranne

Posting here is not going to get Apple support to know it didn't work for you. This is a user to user support forum and Apple does not participate here.


To get back to the question though, when you were running on the treadmill, were you actively swinging your arms, or were you holding onto the treadmill. I ask, because if you were holding the treadmill and not swinging your arms, nor using the Activity App to set it for indoor exercise, it would cause an issue for the Watch counting steps.

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