how do smart watches count your steps?

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It’s on your arm not your leg so how does it actually know how many steps you’re taking? And do things like how fast you walk and how long your stride is make a difference?

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When people walk there is always a small movement of the upper body and arms as well. So your smart watches are actually counting how many times your arm moves forward and backward.

This is pretty much unrelated to your stride length and walking speed as you always move one leg and the opposite arm together. So one arm movement equals one step.

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