Thursday, May 21, 2009
Pedometer
I finally learned what that walking measurer thingy is called: pedometer. And today is the day to start. For 125 days I shall be wearing the pedometer. Already have I walked 199 steps today. From the bed to the coffee machine, from the coffee machine to the computer and around in the flat to test. It seems to work.
But it nearly didn't. Yesterday morning we had not received the pedometers (see how I learn?) and the rucksack (pretty cool one actually), a water bottle and a cap. Apparently the packages were held up in Swiss customs. Reason? Absolutely no bloody clue. Perhaps ze Swiss thought the pedometers were bombs?
Finally in the afternoon the packages arrived, and now I'm ready to walk. I cannot believe I'm doing this...
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Annika,
I've been wearing one on and off for a few months. Its part of trainer Todd's regimen. I wore it to my second job as a banquet waiter..and in one shift..from 5pm to 11pm..I took 13,000 steps. That's how busy and hard that job is! I never realized I was burning so many calories just by running around at my job! If you increase your steps every day..you will start to lose weight, if that is your goal! Its a great little device.
Wow! No my goal is not to lose weight, although it wouldn't hurt. I signed up in a weak moment, but I will go through with it. So far 2,660 steps today.
I think you should be doing 10,000 per day to be considered an "active" person. Anything less than that per day..and you are what they call "sedentary"..meaning..you move as much as piece of living room furniture! :) The goal (per Trainer Todd) is to measure your steps and then increase them by 1000 everyday until you are up around 12 or 13 thousand per day..then you start losing weight..even if you're not really trying. Its pretty good advice since they know that sedentary people (sitting in front of computer all day etc.) have more health problems as they age then do active people! Just a thought... xo John
Me and my furniture...
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