Foot pod connection for Apple Watch Series 4

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Foot pod connection for Apple Watch Series 4

Being able to connect with a Foot pod would make a huge difference on the treadmill. I did my first treadmill run today with an Apple Watch. It was great for the first 6/10 of a mile, and then all of the sudden, it started WAY over-estimating. When the treadmill said 1.0 Miles (and the clock suggested I'd be around 1 mile given my pace), it was up to 1.82. A foot pod would completely change the game.

I have like 4 Nike+ foot pods and 2 Garmin foot pods. It would be great if I could connect to these, but don't know if either would work or, more importantly, how to connect to them.

Any thoughts?

Apple Watch Series 4, watchOS 5.0.1

Posted on Oct 26, 2018 2:41 PM

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Answer 1

thauxley

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Nov 22, 2018 5:34 AM in response to b dizzle fizzle

I have the same question too. But I do know this:

the Apple Watch isn't able to connect to foot pods that use the Ant+ protocol. Most, if not all, Garmin foot pods use the Ant+ protocol. There are foot pods that connect via Bluetooth such as some made by Polar and Stryd. I don't know if the Nike+ foot pod is Ant+ or Bluetooth, but I suspect the former.

I am also searching for a foot pod for my Watch. I am moving from a Garmin ecosystem in which the heart rate monitor (HRM-Run Monitor) also provided additional data including: cadence, vertical oscillation, ground contact time, ground contact time balance, stride length, vertical ratio (https://buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/p/530376 ).

I don't think I can replicate all of these metrics on the Apple Watch with additional accessories, but perhaps some. I hear the Stryd foot pod does some of that and it's expensive: $200!

Anyhow, if anyone has used bluetooth foot pod with the Watch, please post experiences and recommendations here!

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Answer 2

Nov 23, 2018 7:10 AM in response to thauxley

It seems like Stryd is the only option and I don’t feel like I’d be where I want to be even with it given the limitations in training plans. I decided to go back to Garmin. I really liked the Apple Watch in general, but training is too big a deal to me, so this made sense. I also found that I have far more situations where I need to casually see the time without raising my arm or turning the crown to do so, so Apple Watch just isn’t for me. (Bummer to say that!)

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Answer 3

Dec 18, 2018 4:55 PM in response to b dizzle fizzle

Stryd works well with Apple watch either through their own app or via iSmoothRun which recognizes the Stryd footpod, as well as provides the ability to create custom heart rate or running pace based based interval plans.

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