Best way to track steps on daily walk

Yeah, the batteries don't stand up like we expect them to. BTW, I watched a YouTube video about a year ago saying that limiting the charge on my phone to just 80-85% can greatly extend the life of the battery, so I went into the described process and now only get to 80%. I think we should all do that with our other charging devices, including smart watches.

No, it does not. People seem to really like their Fitbit. Best wishes!

I think the Fitbit sounds good. I just bought a new battery for my Timex expedition and can't get the back to snap on. 🙄
Thanks for the update about not needing a phone.
Funny, I worked with programming in my job but find I have no desire to be "technical" since I retired.

I'm with you! I worked for over 30 years in technology, now I keep up just enough to communicate with others (including online meetings) and to use necessary apps.

I too can identify with that. I've always liked technology, so I have my Samsung Galaxy s22 Ultra, and a Samsung Watch6 which work great together. Also, I can send texts, and make phone calls on my watch too. Both my phone and my watch are accurate in counting steps. My Galaxy Watch6 really tracks every little nuance of my health, and is especially good for tracking my sleep. However, I've had family and friends use the Fitbit. So, if one wants something simple that might be the way to go. I totally agree with saving battery life on these devices because they're so expensive! So I have my phone set to only charge to 80%. Good battery life after 2.5 years!

There's a free Google app, "Fit", for most Android phones. It will count steps and "heart points" (a measure subjective measure of cardio effort). It's not precise on the step counts but gets you in the ballpark and helps monitor trends. It also had a paced walking metronome that has helped me increase my walking speed.

I use my phone. In my pocket or just holding it.

2000 steps is on average supposed to be a mile. That will vary based on your leg length, but for me I found that estimate fairly accurate. Apple and Google maps can give you the walking distance to any location. And I walk enough to find my times were pretty consistent per mile. So after an about month I didn’t need the Amazon knockoff of Fitbit. (Which luckily was recalled soon after and I got my money back!) Now I just estimate my steps by time or distance. If you do use a counter on your wrist, just remember it counts steps based on swings of your arm. If you are carrying, pushing, or pulling something so your arm doesn’t swing it will undercount.

Thanks for info on steps in a mile. 7 days a week I walk a mile. Wow, I need to walk more to get close to 10,000 steps!
I am looking at maybe getting a Garmin watch with GPS to be most accurate. But I can never make up my mind 🤔

I like to dance to polka music in my home so yesterday I put on my Fitbit watch😄. Dancing through five songs measured about one-third of a mile😊.