Apple Watch and Treadmill distance

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Apple Watch and Treadmill distance

Hi,

I just got an Apple Watch 6. I’ve done runs outside to “calibrate” it, but the distance it records for my treadmill are as much as 25% off. It is unusable for this.

I have an NPE Runn Smart Sensor on my treadmill that can broadcast the speed (and incline and cadence) in Bluetooth.

is there anyway to integrate this sensor into the Apple Health data or workouts?

Treadmills are part of Fitness+ so it strikes me that Apple would want to have a system that worked.

Posted on Dec 22, 2020 4:56 AM

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Dec 31, 2020 1:17 PM in response to Steve56303

Solved!

The key is downloading an app called “heartbeatz” to the Apple Watch.

It can pick up the Bluetooth information of the Runn treadmill sensor and then integrate it into the Apple Fitness app data.

I wish Apple would promote this - it makes the Apple Watch useful for accurate tracking of treadmill workouts.

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Dec 24, 2020 10:22 AM in response to Steve56303

Hello Steve56303,

Thank you for participating in the Apple Support Communities! We understand that you're seeing a discrepancy in the distance reported on your Apple Watch vs a third-party sensor when working out on a treadmill.

In addition to calibrating the Apple Watch as you've done, here are some tips to help improve the accuracy of your workout:

Get the most accurate measurements using your Apple Watch - Apple Support

You may also be able to pair the Apple Watch to your NPE Runn Smart Sensor following the steps here:

Apple Watch Connectivity with Runn - North Pole Engineering

Use gym equipment with Apple Watch - Apple Support

If that's not supported for the specific sensor you're using, we'd like to have you reach out to Apple Support to further explore ways to improve the accuracy of your workouts:

Get Support

Take care.

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Apple Watch and Treadmill distance

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