cool, are you going to wear both to compare? thatll be interesting
Well done Weens. How do you manage that? Are you a postman?
My score was 7000 today which is about my average on a working day. The only way I can get is higher is to go on a 'pointless walk' as my children describe it
Cara
Thanks Cara!
No I'm not a post(wo)man - good idea though - I could earn some extra cash delivering letters!
I always try to go on a 'pointless walk' (my husband thinks the same as your children!) every day. I started off with walks around 4000 steps and kept on increasing the distance and speed. So I now essentially 'power walk' for around 10000 - 12000 steps if I can. The rest is just general walking around involved in my day to day activities - I try to keep active & not sit about for long periods, as IMO being sedentary can contribute to becoming diabetic and can exacerbate existing diabetes. Being a T2 on D&E only from diagnosis, I am keen to reduce insulin resistance, and maintain my new weight.
I joined this thread as I was curious as to how much walking I did in a day in addition to my power walk. So I started wearing my ped for most of the day. I'm thrilled that it looks like some days I can do quite a lot of steps in addition to those on my power walk. This thread is giving me the motivation to go further/faster on my power walks, and keep active the rest of the time. So a BIG thanks for starting it.
7016 so far but we are going bowling in an hour so should rack up a few more, plus steps count double when wearing silly shoes dont they?
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IWoohoo! That is the purpose of this thread, motivation for us all to be that little bit more active
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7928 on vivofit and 5.7km
6442 on pedometer and 4.8km
No idea which is accurate!
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A couple of things you might want to try?
If you try setting the trip meter on your car to 0 and drive the route you take - it might give you a decent enough idea of the distance to see which is accurate? I also set my ped to 0 and paced (and counted) 50 steps and checked how many were recorded to see if it matches. Mine seems to be pretty accurate.
I've only got little legs - so I probably get less km for the same number of steps as you! ... so not fair!
ive employed a punkawaller to follow me around all day counting my steps from monday
the shower may get a little crowded but hey ho
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cool i want one, i may have to invest if my punkerwaller doesnt work out
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