Calibrate treadmill distance - HELP!

Vixstar · ‎05-08-2025

Hi all,

I do a lot of treadmill running but have noticed my watch doesn't record a distance when I select the treadmill feature, nor does it allow me to enter the distance manually once I've completed my run.

I cannot find any option to calibrate the distance via Samsung Health either. When I used my Galaxy Watch 6 I was able to calibrate the distance, but on my watch 7 and/8 classic this has disappeared. Any help would be appreciated as it's driving me mad!

Obsydian · ‎05-08-2025

Hi I gave up letting the Watch lead the recording as the LifeFitness and others makes sync the treadmill data to SHEALTH and the Watch data.

That said machines at the gym don't have this connected function, so like you I manually start from my Watch, when I end the workout it does give a pop up to input the distance from the treadmill, the Watch is usually way off.

If the latter is missing try a wipe cache partition.

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pej7445 · ‎09-10-2025

This just started happening to me on my Galaxy Watch 8 this week. I can't edit the total distance. It's ridiculous.

Nabil04 · ‎22-10-2025

Same here, so frustrating

DarbyH · a month ago

So annoying Samsung hasn't fixed the treadmill thing yet. I have the Galaxy 8 and this is the second thread I've posted on. When it let's you calibrate the distance it still always docks a mile off the total. It even does this if you go with the distance it calculated. They need to just make it so you can enter the distance from your treadmill manually!!

SailorThom · 2 weeks ago

THEY say you have to swing your arms to get the watch to record steps. Sorta understand since it is a watch...but I agree that not being able to edit the Actual Distance once you complete the workout is extremely annoying and typical of Samsung (take it or leave it) attitude toward customers. We old guys who have to hang on while walking are not important to them.

DarbyH · 2 weeks ago

Mine has been letting me calibrate distance to whatever I want after runs for a couple weeks now, so I started just calibrating an extra mile each time (so that when it docked a mile saving it was at least the correct distance) but my last few runs it has actually been working correctly - saving the distance that I calibrate. Maybe its fixed?

Calibrate treadmill distance - HELP!

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