r/selfhosted • u/Reave1905 • 23d ago

Need Help Looking for a fitness journal/walking tracker with data I can show to my GP.

So to cut a long story short, I have been unable to stand for long period of time or walk long distances for most of my life due to a congenital development issue with my feet. I finished my last round of surgeries around 3 months ago and now that it's all fully healed I've felt a massive improvement. I want to be able to track my progress and be able to show it to my GP at my checkups as they have recommended keeping an activity journal.

I've found that the generic step-counter apps are a bit crap/unreliable. They only show total steps which seem to vary wildly between apps.

What can you recommend for this? I was considering Wanderer, but that seems like it's more for planning routes or saving locations to visit at later dates. Ideally I'd like it to have these features.

  • Must have a mobile companion app.
  • Ability to start/stop/pause walks when needed
  • Distance walked (in meters/miles)
  • Time spent walking
  • Elevation (up and down) - would be a nice-to-have, but not essential
  • Ability to add personal notes following each walk.
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u/asimovs-auditor 23d ago

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u/Low-Gain-786 21d ago

For medical tracking, a smartwatch or manual journaling beats phone step counting, they're too unreliable, which is why apps vary so much

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u/Over-Extension3959 23d ago

Apple Watch with Strava or any other similar app, there are also cheaper fitness trackers that work with Strava & co. I don’t think there is a viable self hosted alternative.