Hello

About PadStride

We help people who walk at a desk make sense of their numbers. Free tools, honest guides, and an app on the way, Android first.

Why PadStride exists

A walking pad is a wonderfully boring machine: a belt, a motor, a speed. It tells you almost nothing about what you just did, your watch undercounts because your hands are on the desk, and the internet fills the gap with calorie claims nobody can check. PadStride sits in between: a calculator that shows its equation, a timer that translates 12-3-30 to the pad you own, and guides that say how long, how fast and what to expect, with the sources named.

Who writes it

PadStride is made by Viral Labs, a small independent studio that builds friendly apps. The guides are written and edited by the PadStride team and checked against the sources listed at the bottom of each one. We are not doctors, physical therapists or certified trainers, and we say so. Where a guide touches health, it quotes public health bodies and peer-reviewed studies and tells you when to talk with your own clinician.

Editorial and sources policy

• Every number has a source. Guidelines come from the CDC, the WHO and the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans. Energy math comes from the ACSM walking equation as published in peer-reviewed work. Product specifications come from makers' own pages, and we date them.
• We verify before we publish. The facts a writer may use without a fresh source live in one shared file, each with its URL and the date it was read. Anything else is checked on an official or reputable page during research and cited in the guide.
• Dated prices. Any price on the site says when it was checked, because prices move.
• No fake proof. No invented reviews, ratings, user counts or before-and-after claims.
• Independent. PadStride is not affiliated with any walking pad maker, retailer or fitness app. When a guide names one, it says so on the page, and PadStride never puts itself first in a ranked list.
• Corrections. If we got something wrong, email us and we will fix it and note the change.

The no-promises note

Walking is good for most people, and the activity guidelines are clear about why. What walking does to any one person's weight is not something a website can promise, and we do not try. You will not find "melt", "torch" or "guaranteed" here. You will find the equation, its limits, the weekly minutes that count, and realistic expectations. If you have a heart condition, joint or balance problems, or are pregnant, check with your doctor before you start, and stop if you feel pain, dizziness or unusual shortness of breath.

The app

The PadStride app is in development and will come to Android first, then iPhone. It runs a session from the speed and incline you set on your pad and the time you walk, computes steps, distance and calories, holds programs such as 12-3-30 and intervals, sets a daily desk-walking goal, writes to Health Connect and Apple Health, and shows a weekly miles-at-the-desk report. It is not a pedometer app and it does not connect to a pad by Bluetooth. The app page has the details and the early-access list.

Say hello

Spotted a mistake, a spec that changed, or a question we should answer? Email viral.b.tandel@gmail.com. We read everything.