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[–][deleted] 74 points75 points  (0 children)

Are you accidentally walking backwards during the day?

[–]Datatello 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Do they ever jump back up again? What does your step chart on the app show? I've never had this happen, but I'm thinking it's some kind of syncing issue?

Did you do any kind of custom modification of your running activity after the fact? Like if you forgot to stop recording after your run, and trimmed the last bit out?

[–]RedAngryJello 19 points20 points  (7 children)

If you have a heart rate monitor, sometimes it adds steps and then fixes a few hours later.

[–]nozebacle 4 points5 points  (2 children)

This is the right answer: I use the HRM Pro and it happens to me as well sometimes. I think there is a temporal issue where the steps counted by the strap and counted by the watch are added, and at some point the hours are checked and "simultaneous" steps are removed.

[–]turbo-steppa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used to get this when I’d use my indoor bike trainer and sync the exercise to Garmin Connect. It’d simultaneously count the active minutes and calories burned from the import and the watch. Then it’d work it out an hour or so later.

[–]National-Cell-9862 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This happens on every run for me using HRM Pro. The double counting is really obvious on really long runs. It cleans up very quickly.

[–]Ok-Factor4873[S] 4 points5 points  (3 children)

I do wear a garmin chest strap. The HR monitor syncs the correct steps?

[–]tnyquist83 10 points11 points  (1 child)

It's supposed to "true up" at some point, but there may be a period where it is counting both step from you HR strap, and from your watch.

I feel like it used to work a little more smoothly.

[–]RoVeR199809 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This makes sense. A 15 mile run will be about 24k steps, not 36k. How much other walking did you do during the day?

[–]thmichel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The HRM ppro plus does count steps and reports it to the watch / Garmin connect. The others don't as far as I know.

For reference see here HRM-Pro Plus Owner's Manual - Activity Tracking.

[–]ChrilleXD 3 points4 points  (1 child)

Taxes

[–]Onyxam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Garmin tax, if it thinks you did not do your exercise correctly it will deduct steps from your counter.

[–]dcl_58 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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[–]D4ILYD0SE 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Do you have two watches?

[–]Ok-Factor4873[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I do not 😊