I got a free pedometer as part of the Eat Well/Live Well challenge that my company is taking part in. I got it last Friday, and played with it a little bit. The official start of the challenge was sunday morning. Besides all of my normal day-to-day walking around doing stuff, I am also doing my marathon training. I ran 12 miles Sunday, 4 miles Tuesday, 8 miles Wednesday, and 4 miles last night. Since Sunday morning, the pedometer has logged 82888 steps. The pedometer has both a daily total, and a overall total. I reset the daily total every morning. The challenge is 8 weeks long. The pedometer maxes out at 999,999 steps. I am hoping to roll it over by the end of the challenge.
I previously got a free pedometer from McDonalds with their Adult version of a Happy Meal. I played with that one for a while. I ran with it, and it didn’t accurately log the steps. It stopped working altogether. I think the running killed it. It was cheap, and only had one mode. This new one I got works much better.
Overall, the pedometer is a toy. I don’t think I will use it much after the challenge other than as a curiousity of how many steps I took. My heart rate monitor of the other hand is a serious training tool!
It is always good to get a decent pedometer. The one I use has several modes and is pretty sturdy. I’m in charge of the team at my company that is pushing to try to improve the lives of the workers there, and I think the best thing we can do is get people drinking more water and walking.
Comment by Billy — September 30, 2007 @ 11:06 pm
I need to start walking more for my high blood pressure and to lose weight. Most of all I want to feel better about myself. Thanks !!!!
Kathy A. Kraemer
660 Hendrix St.
Philadelphia, PA. 19116
Comment by Kathy Kraemer — January 30, 2008 @ 12:09 am