WalkingMate – Control a WalkingPad treadmill and track history on Mac
Control your WalkingPad treadmill directly from your Mac menu bar. Track workouts, adjust speed, and stay active while you work.
WalkingMate – Control a WalkingPad treadmill and track history on Mac launched on October 24, 2025 with 14 votes, #705 of 8,178 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches.
In plain words
WalkingMate is a Mac application that controls a WalkingPad treadmill and tracks workout history on the computer. It connects to the treadmill to manage sessions and stores data about past activities for users to review. The software is designed for people who own a WalkingPad treadmill and want to manage their workouts from their Mac rather than using only the treadmill's built-in controls.
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A native macOS menu bar app for seamless control of your WalkingPad treadmill. New Sync workouts to Apple Health with the iOS companion app . Start, stop, and adjust speed - all from a discreet menu bar icon. Remote not needed anymore. Global hotkeys work from any app. Keep coding, keep writing, keep walking. Sync workouts to Apple Health via the free iOS companion app. Every walk is saved to your health history. WalkingPad's step counter is often off. A quick 60-second calibration walk fixes that. Track your all-time step count and review your complete history. Export to CSV anytime. See your current speed, steps, or distance at a glance without opening the menu. Your desk walks finally…from walkingmate.zendit.fi
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