Recording your walks

There are two ways to record a walking session: by hand, or with automatic tracking.

Walking or running?

Both count. For every session — started in the app or entered by hand — you choose between Walk and Run.

That choice is what the app uses to work out your distance when it counts your steps: it assumes a stride of 0.75 m walking and 1 m running. On the leaderboards, the kilometres add up the same way.

Method 1: entering a walk by hand

Best for recording a walk after the event.

How it works

1. On the Home screen, tap “+” or “New session”
2. Fill in the details:
   • Distance (in kilometres)
   • Duration
   • Notes (optional)
3. Tap “Save”

Tip: a health app (Apple Health, Google Fit) or a smartwatch will tell you how far you walked.

Method 2: automatic tracking

The app can count your steps as you walk.

Starting a live session

1. On the Home screen, tap “Start a session”
2. Allow access to the step counter if you are asked
3. Start walking.

While you walk

The screen shows, as you go:

• Timer: how long you have been walking
• Step count: counted for you
• Estimated distance: worked out from your steps

The controls

Finishing the session

1. Tap “Finish” when you are done
2. Check the summary (distance, duration, steps)
3. Confirm to save it

Well done. A short celebration appears after every session you record.

Your history

Every session is saved and can be looked up again:

1. Go to the Sessions tab
2. Scroll through your walks
3. Tap a session to see the detail

What is shown

For each session:

• Date and time
• Distance walked
• Duration
• Source (entered by hand, or tracked)

Correcting or deleting a session

Open the session’s detail from the Sessions tab. Two buttons are there:

• Edit this session, to correct a distance, a duration or a note;
• Delete this session, then confirm.

Careful: a deleted session cannot be recovered. For a simple typing mistake, correct it rather than delete it.

Personal targets

Setting your target

1. On the Home screen, tap your personal progress bar
2. Enter your target in kilometres
3. Confirm

Following your progress

• The progress bar on the home screen shows how far along you are
• The percentage reached is shown as you go

Common questions

Which method should I use?

• Automatic tracking: for walks you set out on with your phone
• By hand: for walks when you did not have the app with you, or if you use a smartwatch

My steps are not being counted properly

• Check that you have allowed access to the step counter
• Keep your phone in your pocket or in your hand
• On some phones, battery saver mode interferes with step counting

Can I record a walk from a previous day?

Yes — enter it by hand and you can record walks from earlier days.