From the bottom of my driveway to the top is 175' elevation gain. Apple Health says I walked up 1 flight of stairs. Thot about 10' was a flight? Why is this so far off? (Carrying an iPhone and wearing an Apple Watch)
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Apple Watch SE, watchOS 10
The flight of stairs metric is not simply elevation gain divided by 10. It uses Machine Learning to determine stair steps and typically with flights of stairs, there is a landing before continuing on the next flight. Each flight is determined by approximately 16 steps for an elevation gain of about 10 feet. It is that pause that determines you have completed a single flight. I would suspect that if you paused at regular intervals walking up the driveway, it would register multiple flights of stairs. The flight of stairs metric is specific to that action.
The flight of stairs metric is not simply elevation gain divided by 10. It uses Machine Learning to determine stair steps and typically with flights of stairs, there is a landing before continuing on the next flight. Each flight is determined by approximately 16 steps for an elevation gain of about 10 feet. It is that pause that determines you have completed a single flight. I would suspect that if you paused at regular intervals walking up the driveway, it would register multiple flights of stairs. The flight of stairs metric is specific to that action.
Oh, haha, trust me, the driveway is steep enough that I have to pause several times just to catch my breath while trudging up it. I mean, it's not the end of the world, but I wish I got a little more credit for that slog! 😅
susteph wrote:
Oh, haha, trust me, the driveway is steep enough that I have to pause several times just to catch my breath while trudging up it. I mean, it's not the end of the world, but I wish I got a little more credit for that slog! 😅
Honestly, I've never found the flights climbed to be incredibly accurate. I have a very steep flight of stairs in my house and it misses flights quite often.
susteph wrote:
Oh, haha, trust me, the driveway is steep enough that I have to pause several times just to catch my breath while trudging up it. I mean, it's not the end of the world, but I wish I got a little more credit for that slog! 😅
I understand. I find myself carrying my phone around with me just to get credit for my steps.
Why is my Apple Watch not tracking elevation correctly?
