This is my sorta-fake pet peeve this year. Has anyone else noticed how bad the gramin goal steps algo is? I'm talking in particular about my 920XT, but I assume it's the same algorithm across similar devices. The algo basically has no long term memory and 'penalizes' you for missing your goal for a couple of days in a row.
Case in point: Last Thursday my steps goal was 13458 steps. In the ensuing seven days, I logged 110022 steps (average daily 15717), which is 16% more than I needed to hit 13458 seven times. And yet, in that time, my steps goal dropped from 13458 to 12894, a 4.2% decrease.
Okay, I know this doesn't matter, and honestly I don't really care. But is there anyone from Garmin on here who can comment? I assume the algo is simple linear regression, but that only one or two days of data are used to make the prediction for the next. Has anyone else noticed how ridiculous this is, or am I alone here?
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Any run that doesn't include pooping in someone's front yard is a win.
Case in point: Last Thursday my steps goal was 13458 steps. In the ensuing seven days, I logged 110022 steps (average daily 15717), which is 16% more than I needed to hit 13458 seven times. And yet, in that time, my steps goal dropped from 13458 to 12894, a 4.2% decrease.
Okay, I know this doesn't matter, and honestly I don't really care. But is there anyone from Garmin on here who can comment? I assume the algo is simple linear regression, but that only one or two days of data are used to make the prediction for the next. Has anyone else noticed how ridiculous this is, or am I alone here?
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Any run that doesn't include pooping in someone's front yard is a win.