10,000 steps to health (and wealth) with a fitness tracker
LOOK , I am not going to preach to you right now to sit up from your chair, and stop reading my column. Of course, you know that sitting down for hours without a break is unhealthy . Your doctor should be able to give you advice when it comes to your physical, mental and digital wellness. What
and apps that have helped me in my journey to a healthier lifestyle.
Three years ago, I wrote a blog post on 10,000 steps to wealth to document my goal to reach 10,000 steps a day. After all, “it is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver”. The entire StepDiet premise is simple: Walk 10,000 steps a day and trim your portions by a quarter and you will lose weight, simple as that. Move more, eat a little less. The Mayo Clinic recommends adding 10,000 daily steps each week, so if your baseline is 4,000 steps per day, set your goal at 5,000 steps each day. Meeting your goal may be as simple as an extra
further away at the supermarket, depending on your speed and stride.”
When I got serious about taking long breaks from my gadgets, I used the Pacer iOS app to track my steps. Almost every smart phone has a tracker. I have been sweating it out at the gym since 2005 and through the app, I discovered my 30 minutes’ workout on the treadmill was only 3,599 steps. I never at tained the 10,000 daily average steps through all those years working out at the gym. The Pacer app is easy to set up. One downloads the app and once you start walking, it records in the background. It is only accurate if you hold the smartphone at the same position.
To get a more accurate measure of my eight months. She told me that she needed to lose weight to avoid medication for high blood sugar and cholesterol. Though I
it was expensive but health is wealth, so I
Reducing my calorie intake coupled with dai ly walking was what my doctor advised me.
majority of which are worn on the wrist like a
ers evolved from a simple pedometer to tech nology that gets data from accelerometers, heart rate readings, sleep, caloric intake, GPS tracking to map distance and more. There are different trackers available in the market such as Samsung , Garmin, Xiaomi, Jawbone, Apple watch and more. When choosing one, it is best to look for features that are ideal for your activities and lifestyle.
are already in it. The tracker is paired with an app, where you can view data from your tracker and the average steps per day of your friends. The app provides daily or weekly challenges, the ability to cheer and even taunt your friends. Out of the 17 friends in my app, I rank number 2 with an average of 10,000 steps a day. The friend who introduced me
feel the pressure because I can only attain so much but at the same time I also don’t want to rank at the bottom of the list.
out. My feet could not take the added pressure as I tried to attain the goal of 10,000 steps. Take it slow and just increase your step goals. I started with an initial goal of 7,500 steps a day for six months and when I felt stronger, I pushed for 10,000 steps a day. Three years
motivates me to keep on moving even beyond 10,000 steps during less busy days. I found ways to incorporate more activity into my day, whether it’s walking at the park or gym time, parking from a distance, walking at the mall during rainy days, or simply taking the stairs instead of an elevator. I feel great.
Anyway, I should stop writing now and work my way to 10,000 steps to wealth. Health is wealth after all. Do you agree?
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