Counting Steps

[Nebulous]

Do you keep track of your steps? Do you have a pedometer? Maybe your phone or smart watch counts your steps?

How many steps did you walk today? How many do you average?

 

[Yarik]

I never keep a track of how many steps I make per day. But most of my friends do.

 

[zappaDPJ]

I make sure I walk/jog a minimum of 10,000 steps every day, even if it means going out an hour before midnight. Not that I'm OCD or anything...

 

[cpvr]

My phone keeps track of my daily steps and I generally walk an average of about 3k-5k steps a day.

 

[KensonPlays]

My Pixel Watch 2 tracks all that for me. Steps, heartrate, sleep stages. And more accurate than my Galaxy Watch OG, and phone tracker!

 

[Kaynil]

Do you keep track of your steps?

Yes. I have for the last two years. Started as a compromise to not be completely sedentary.

Do you have a pedometer? Maybe your phone or smart watch counts your steps?

I used my phone as pedometer until I had resistance at work for having my phone in my pocket during working hours instead of the locker, so I bought a smart watch. Now they have send memos about not wanting to see those either but until they tell me directly, to which I will sincerely explain that it is pretty much doctor's order.

How many steps did you walk today?

6pm right now I am at 8227 steps. I usually aim for 10,000 but honestly tonight i don't think I'll go much higher. I am still feeling very tired from last week work shifts.

How many do you average?

I'd say that it is between 8,000 - 12,000 depending on the day of the week. Some days I pass my goal easily without trying, some others I have to mindfully go for walks to keep myself active.

 

[Katrina]

My goal is 10,000 daily and it's easier when the weather is nice outside! I'll settle for 7,500 on bad days.

 

[zappaDPJ]

Interestingly the notion that taking 10,000 steps a day is optimal for your health is often criticized as unscientific and it's believed to have originated from a market campaign promoting pedometers in Japan.

I think the jury is still out on what is actually optimal.

 

[Soulwatcher]

I did 3k steps today and I average 3~5k steps a day on good days.

 

[Page]

I lost count after 10 steps hahaha

 

[MrDawn]

No, I've never thought about counting them when I exercise

 

[Felly]

My watch tracks them for me. My goal is set to 10k, and my average is about 3856 a month. Some days, particularly when I'm at work, I'll hit the 10k easily, but other days, it just depends on what I'm doing. I don't wear it when I'm at home for the day, but I do wear it if I go out to track those steps. I don't really pay attention to it overall though, but it is a fun little thing to track.