Early access

The PadStride app is on its way, Android first

Set your pad's speed, start the session, and let the app count the steps, distance and calories your watch misses. Android first, then iPhone.

What it will do

• Run a session from your pad's numbers. Enter the speed and incline you set on the pad, press start, and PadStride computes steps, distance and calories as you walk, using the same ACSM walking equation as the free calculator. Your phone's pedometer runs alongside as a cross-check.
• Hold programs. 12-3-30 and its flat-pad equivalents, interval walks that cue speed changes, and simple time goals.
• Set a desk-walking goal. A daily minutes or miles target that fits around meetings, with a gentle nudge when the afternoon is slipping.
• Write to your health apps. Sessions go to Health Connect on Android and Apple Health on iPhone, so your other apps agree with the pad.
• Show the week. A miles-at-the-desk report that adds up what the small walks became.

What it will not do

It will not connect to your walking pad. Most pads do not share data with phones, and the ones that do each speak their own language, so PadStride works from the speed you set, which the pad shows you exactly. It is not a pedometer app: your watch or phone already does that, and it undercounts on a pad when your hands are still. And it will not promise results. It counts what you did and explains what that means.

Why Android first

The people who asked for this first were on Android, Health Connect gives an app a clean way to write walking sessions, and shipping on one platform first means a better app on both. iPhone follows.

Try the free tools today

You do not have to wait. The calories calculator does the session math now, and the 12-3-30 timer counts the thirty minutes and translates the workout to your pad.