How can we get the most accurate readings from a treadmill?

Last Updated on December 13, 2022 by pg@petergamma.org

1. DC Rainmaker did some great testings with TreadTracker and other devices and methods:

  • But Ray does not show us how to calibrate TreadTracker. We eventually can use a Training tracker as a board computer, but we need to enter calibration data, when we use TreadTracker as a foot pod.

2. NPE Runn… Smart Treadmill Sensor is a bit tricky to install:

3. But NPE Runn can be calibrated:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3Eb30WJeWQ
  • but we need to test whether the calibration is correct

4. Fellnr has a great instruction how to calibrate a treadmill:

https://fellrnr.com/wiki/Treadmill_Calibration

  • the instruction from Fellnr is a very acccurate method, which can be developed further.
  • Fellnr has also published excellent data about the accuracy of the Stryd foot pod, which is at the level of a scientific paper:

https://fellrnr.com/wiki/Stryd

  • Eventually we can build a device which records our readings from a treadmill in real-time to Home Assistant an InfluxDB.