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Weight Loss Forum / General Topics / April 2005Anyone up for a pedometer challenge?
At my trainer's urging, I have started to wear my pedometer again, with a goal to do at least 12,000 steps per day. (I think my brand "Digiwalker" recommends 10,000 steps for health maintenance and 12,000 - 15,000 for weight loss. So I want to start recording my steps for the next 10 days and see if I can get over 12,000 every day. If I don't set that goal I don't do as well (for example on Sunday I had under 7,000 despite walking several miles that day). Yesterday I did 13,089. Does anybody else have a pedometer and want to join me in a 10-day challenge (set your own goal)? I'll post my daily results starting tomorrow, so you can just add yours to the thread. I've got 9505 so far today. Mary M 325-158-148 count me in - I'll start wearing mine again right away! Jenn > At my trainer's urging, I have started to wear my pedometer again, with a goal to do > at least 12,000 steps per day. (I think my brand "Digiwalker" recommends 10,000 steps [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > Mary M > 325-158-148 I will definately join in this may be the motivation I have been looking for. My goal is going to be 10000 steps, but if it goes well (healthwise) then I may aim to increase. I will have to post later as I am off to Finland on Saturday then onto Norway to the North Cape and the midnight sun :-) Michelle : Ozzie in Switzerland 69.8/58.8/61kg >At my trainer's urging, I have started to wear my pedometer again, with a goal to do >at least 12,000 steps per day. (I think my brand "Digiwalker" recommends 10,000 steps [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >Mary M >325-158-148 > I will definately join in this may be the motivation I have been > looking for. My goal is going to be 10000 steps, but if it goes well [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Michelle : Ozzie in Switzerland > 69.8/58.8/61kg Sounds wonderful! I love Norway and want to visit Finland sometime. Say hi to my friends in Norge, ok? : ) Martha >At my trainer's urging, I have started to wear my pedometer again, with a goal to do >at least 12,000 steps per day. (I think my brand "Digiwalker" recommends 10,000 steps [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >Mary M >325-158-148 What a great idea Mary. I might try joining in if I remember to wear mine. I take quite small steps - for me 10,000 is around 4 miles, but for some others I guess it might be more (or less). Do you know how far 12,000 is for you? janice > What a great idea Mary. I might try joining in if I remember to wear > mine. I take quite small steps - for me 10,000 is around 4 miles, but > for some others I guess it might be more (or less). Do you know how > far 12,000 is for you? > > janice Looks like it would be just under 5 miles for me. For me, roughly 2500 steps is a mile. Mary >> What a great idea Mary. I might try joining in if I remember to wear >> mine. I take quite small steps - for me 10,000 is around 4 miles, but [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > >Mary Very similar to me then:) janice > At my trainer's urging, I have started to wear my pedometer again, with a goal to do > at least 12,000 steps per day. (I think my brand "Digiwalker" recommends 10,000 steps > for health maintenance and 12,000 - 15,000 for weight loss. So I want to start > recording my steps for the next 10 days and see if I can get over 12,000 every day. > If I don't set that goal I don't do as well (for example on Sunday I had under 7,000 > despite walking several miles that day). This doesn't make sense to me. Every step must be at least a foot long. A mile is 5,280 feet. If you walked several miles, I would think your pedometer would have read at least 10-15000 steps, right? >> At my trainer's urging, I have started to wear my pedometer again, with a >goal to do [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >mile is 5,280 feet. If you walked several miles, I would think your >pedometer would have read at least 10-15000 steps, right? This is what I was thinking, too. Something I was wondering about: does a pedometer work when you run? I'm thinking I might dig up my pedometer and try wearing it, but I doubt I'll make an effort to change what I do based on it -- since I have a pretty established exercise program already -- so I don't know that I'd be a good challenge participant :-). Chris 262/145/ (145-150) >>> At my trainer's urging, I have started to wear my pedometer again, >>> with a [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > have a pretty established exercise program already -- so I don't know > that I'd be a good challenge participant :-). Pedometers are great, but they have some limitations. Pedometers work by inputting your stride length and multiplying by the number of steps taken. When running you are constantly changing your stride length depending on your pace and the terrain. Going up hill, for example, will necessitate decreasing your stride length in order to maintain the same cadence and effort. The best device I have found for accurately tracking pace and distance is the Garmin Forerunner 201. About $120 at amazon.com. http://www.garmin.com/products/forerunner201/ Phil M.  Signature"Do, or do not. There is no try." -Yoda >Pedometers are great, but they have some limitations. Pedometers work by >inputting your stride length and multiplying by the number of steps >taken. When running you are constantly changing your stride length >depending on your pace and the terrain. Going up hill, for example, will >necessitate decreasing your stride length in order to maintain the same >cadence and effort. I've never set my stride on my pedometer...I've only used it to count steps. For me, it still works fine for goal setting and goal fulfillment when used that way. Maybe sometime I should actually figure out how *far* I walk...what a concept! :) beeswing >x-no-archive: yes > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > >beeswing To measure distance walked is really why I have mine. I do quite a lot of full-day hikes in the countryside and it's interesting to see the distance, nothing to do with fitness really. The concept of counting paces didn't occur to me until people wrote about it here a couple of years back. My pedometer measures both paces and distance. janice > >x-no-archive: yes > > [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > couple of years back. My pedometer measures both paces and distance. > janice Mine does both pace and distance but it seems to be way off. I have the stride set correctly, etc. and being that DH is a surveyor, measuring is his thing. Anyway, I used it on the golf course last night and it only had me at 1.3 miles, but I've already measured out the course using my gps and it's 2.25 mi. for 9 holes. Trust me when I say, I did more walking than usual last night thanks to a few "off the mark" shots. I may need to get a new pedometer depending on how today goes. I haven't used it in a while and it's been dropped a lot. :) Jenn Janice wrote: >To measure distance walked is really why I have mine. I do quite a >lot of full-day hikes in the countryside and it's interesting to see >the distance, nothing to do with fitness really. The concept of >counting paces didn't occur to me until people wrote about it here a >couple of years back. My pedometer measures both paces and distance. Mine would too...if I only took the time to set it. I got a pedometer based on things folks said here about counting steps. I've always meant to take the time to set my stride on it so that I can use it properly but have never quite gotten around to doing so. I'd love to have an English countryside to do full-day walks in, by the way. beeswing >>> At my trainer's urging, I have started to wear my pedometer again, with a >>goal to do [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] >Chris >262/145/ (145-150) I don't know about running but the reading certainly isn't so reliable in terms of distance if you go up or down a lot of steep hills or ramble over very rough or rocky ground. I was a bit puzzled by what Mary said, too. I think I now understand what she meant - perhaps she just counts paces (whereas I use mine to track distances) and through this she realised that what felt like several miles was probably less than she thought. Is this right Mary? janice >>>> At my trainer's urging, I have started to wear my pedometer again, with a >>>goal to do [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] > >janice Actually, there was a fallacy in what Det and I said. Sure, every step is at least a foot long. But, as they get longer, the number of steps per mile gets shorter :-). And I'm sure most of us have a step longer than one foot. A two-foot step, for example, would mean that there are 2640 steps in a mile -- so it would take almost 4 miles to get 10000 steps. And I expect two steps is still short for a fast walker. That's sort of a problem with just having a step target -- you're "penalized" for going faster. If you ran the mile -- assuming the pedometer worked correctly when running -- you might get only 1320 steps or some such. This would give you far fewer "walking points" than someone who strolls the same mile in 5000 steps. So, to get in your 10000 steps you could amble slowly for two miles or run fast for 7.5 miles! Chris 262/145/ (145-150) > >>>> At my trainer's urging, I have started to wear my pedometer again, with a > >>>goal to do [quoted text clipped - 52 lines] > Chris > 262/145/ (145-150) My old pedometer used to have a setting for running, one for walking, and a run/walk combo. In the measuring process I found my walking stride to be 29" and my running stride 39" so you're correct in that you have to get more distance to get the same steps, however I found that I had no trouble getting 12-15K steps a day anyway. Pedometers work by movement and the more you move, the more steps you register. Driving down my road (gravel) in DH's truck I register a lot more steps than walking it because of how much the vehicle bounces. I'm using an older pedometer that I used when I was at my heaviest and now I have to fix the sensitivity because my body is a lot more solid and less jiggly than when I used it before, so it's not really doing a good job of accurately counting my steps. I also have a typically lighter tread than before. All of these things affect the accuracy and the only way a head-to-head can be truly "fair" is if everyone uses the same type of device :) Has anyone used the McDonald's pedometer yet? DH is going there for lunch and I told him to get the adult happy meal so I can have the pedometer :) Jenn > Has anyone used the McDonald's pedometer yet? DH is going there for lunch > and I told him to get the adult happy meal so I can have the pedometer :) I am very interested in hearing about the quality of the McPedometer too! Mary > > Has anyone used the McDonald's pedometer yet? DH is going there for lunch > > and I told him to get the adult happy meal so I can have the pedometer [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Mary I have one but I haven't used it :( It's still laying on the kitchen counter. Maybe I'll get it out this evening and see how it works. Beverly >> Has anyone used the McDonald's pedometer yet? DH is going there for lunch >> and I told him to get the adult happy meal so I can have the pedometer :) > >I am very interested in hearing about the quality of the McPedometer too! > >Mary What's this? I've not heard of it. That's either because I never go near McDs or because they haven't reached the UK yet. janice > >> Has anyone used the McDonald's pedometer yet? DH is going there for lunch > >> and I told him to get the adult happy meal so I can have the pedometer [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > janice In the US you can now get an adult Happy Meal at McD's. http://money.cnn.com/2004/05/11/news/fortune500/mcdonalds_happymeal/ Beverly > >> Has anyone used the McDonald's pedometer yet? DH is going there for lunch > >> and I told him to get the adult happy meal so I can have the pedometer [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > janice It's part of their new thing where if you order a salad and a bottle of water they give you a pedometer. DH went for the fish sandwich instead of the salad so no pedometer today. >Pedometers work by movement and the more you move, the more steps you >register. Driving down my road (gravel) in DH's truck I register a lot more [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >of these things affect the accuracy and the only way a head-to-head can be >truly "fair" is if everyone uses the same type of device :) I never thought of it like this Jenn. Perhaps they should add another button to allow you to input your personal "jiggle factor". Mine has to be worn on the hip bone and it measures each step by the movement of your hip. Wearing it in a vehicle doesn't seem to activate it. My trouble is getting it to stay on my waistband as all my clothes are always much too big round the waist due to my very high waist to hip ratio. janice > >Pedometers work by movement and the more you move, the more steps you > >register. Driving down my road (gravel) in DH's truck I register a lot more [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > janice If you shake most pedometers, it counts each shake as a step. >>Pedometers work by movement and the more you move, the more steps you >>register. Driving down my road (gravel) in DH's truck I register a lot more [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > >janice George told me he had trouble with the McD stepometer clipped to his belt... so he clipped it to his underwear instead and all was well. FWIW. Cynthia >Has anyone used the McDonald's pedometer yet? DH is going there for lunch >and I told him to get the adult happy meal so I can have the pedometer :) I've used one. It tends to sometimes register other movement than steps, but I get around 2990 steps per 1.2 miles or so, so I guess it's in the ball park. All it registers are steps though, no distance or anything fancy. I found it hard to open up to check the number and reset, though with use, it's getting a *bit* easier. Still, I'm always thinking I'm going to break or chip a nail doing it. Fortunately, I found one on my walk the other day... works fine and is easier to open. So I gave the tougher one to George. Cynthia > than someone who strolls the same mile in 5000 steps. So, to get in > your 10000 steps you could amble slowly for two miles or run fast for > 7.5 miles! Oh, I much prefer slow ambling. :-) Mary > I was a bit puzzled by what Mary said, too. I think I now understand > what she meant - perhaps she just counts paces (whereas I use mine to > track distances) and through this she realised that what felt like > several miles was probably less than she thought. Is this right Mary? I've done rough calibrations over time using my treadmill -- when I've walked a mile on my treadmill, I've gone about 2500 steps on my pedometer -- this seems to be pretty constant -- so I just go by the steps, and the general recommendation to shoot for 12,000+ steps for help in weight loss. My mileage on the pedometer used to be accurate until it went through the wash -- the steps are still accurate (i.e. if I walk 20 steps, it counts them correctly) -- but the mileage is now way off. The other day I walked something like 5000 steps and it had said I had gone 0.83 miles -- obviously way off. Mary No, two miles is only 5000 steps according to my pedometer/stride -- I've checked it out on my treadmill. I have to walk 6 miles for 15,000 steps. Mary > This doesn't make sense to me. Every step must be at least a foot long. A > mile is 5,280 feet. If you walked several miles, I would think your > pedometer would have read at least 10-15000 steps, right? Mary M wrote: >Yesterday I did 13,089. Does anybody else have a pedometer and want to join >me in a 10-day challenge (set your own goal)? I'll post my daily results >starting tomorrow,so you can just add yours to the thread. I've got 9505 so far today. I've located my pedometer...and I want to join you, though 6,000 steps would be a plenty good goal for me, since I'm pretty much tied to my desk most of the work day. In fact, 6,000 might be a stretch...but we'll see. Do I have to...like...still report back if I fail miserably? ;) beeswing > x-no-archive: yes > >Yesterday I did 13,089. Does anybody else have a pedometer and want to join > >me in a 10-day challenge (set your own goal)? I'll post my daily results [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > a plenty good goal for me, since I'm pretty much tied to my desk most of the > work day. In fact, 6,000 might be a stretch...but we'll see. Whatever is more than you were doing before is great! > Do I have to...like...still report back if I fail miserably? ;) I will if you will! :-) If I get below 12,000 I will definitely report it. There are no bad consequences for honesty here! Mary I'm so excited I got one of those stepometers today! I'm not up to 12,000 like some of you (way to go:) but it's definitely a great tool to have. I had no idea before how many steps I was taking-and am pretty enthused that for under six bucks I got a salad, a stepometer and a diet coke. Doesn' t it say that we should build up to 500 more steps a week? i have a pedomiter and i will join in your challenge. I need a little extra help good idea Angie > At my trainer's urging, I have started to wear my pedometer again, with a > goal to do [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > Mary M > 325-158-148 Great, Angie! Choose your own goal and go for it! > i have a pedomiter and i will join in your challenge. I need a little extra > help > good idea > Angie Hi All! A lady in one of the MSN Tv NG's told me about this pedometer. Consumer Reports gave the 710 its best rating overall, she said. She said she uses it on her treadmill, and it is very accurate. Other than that.. another gal bought a peddy from Wal-Mart only costs $4.79 and would be much more accurate than the Mickey D's Peddy, which is very inaccurate, especially on hills, like my neighborhood has. On the website they will give you a 10% off discount if you email them. Click on all the links.. esp. the FAQ!! They'd rather you get a good quality peddy than use those el cheapo Mickey D's peddys. http://www.stepintohealth.com/ = As far as mileage goes, the Mickey D's Peddy booklet said that a mile is 2,000 steps, which is about 100 calories burned. Walking 2 1/2 miles per day burns off roughly 1/2 of a pound per week, and will burn off arond 250 calories per day. One city block is around 200 steps. You can take about 1,200 steps in only 10 minutes. Walking uses nearly 200 muscles! The simplest way to burn more calries, is to walk more. (Stride lengths will vary for each individual, resulting in a different number of steps counted). 1. Calculate: Wear your Stepometer for a week. Find your average daily steps. 2. Accelerate: Add 500 steps a week until yu reach your personal dily goal: 10,000 steps or abot 5 mles). Combine with a fun six-week fitness program at http://www.presidentschallenge.org 3. Notate: Log your steps daily at: http://www.mcdonalds.com Its a great way tokeep motivted and chart your progress. Fun ways to take Extra Steps: Choose a parking spot at the far end of the parking lot Freeze your water bottles- they'll thaw as you walk (we prefer to refill empty 20 oz. and 1 liter soda pp bottles, and keep them chilled in the fridge.. refill nightly, and toss a chilled one in a plastic grocery bag on our way out for a walk! Great for during the day refreshment too!) Sign up for a weekend charity walk Listen to your favorite songs whl walking Tour the open houses in your neighborhood (or neighbors gardens) Volunteer to walk dogs at an animal shelter = The Ups and Downs of Walking: What goes up: Muscle Tone Strength Mood Energy Self-esteem = What goes down: Weight Blood Pressure Risk of heart disease Stress Body Fat Hth everyone who's curious!! Judy :O) 325/250/130 I bought a pedometer and I also will participate. I didn't get it until about 3 pm our time so tomorrow will be the first full day, of course. Tonia > i have a pedomiter and i will join in your challenge. I need a little extra > help [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > Mary M > > 325-158-148 question? is anyone using the pedometer that comes with the McDonalds salad? Signaturerosie http://www.nrablacklist.com/ : I bought a pedometer and I also will participate. I didn't get it until : about 3 pm our time so tomorrow will be the first full day, of course. [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] : > > Mary M : > > 325-158-148 > At my trainer's urging, I have started to wear my pedometer again, with a goal to do > at least 12,000 steps per day. (I think my brand "Digiwalker" recommends 10,000 steps [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > Mary M > 325-158-148 Great suggestion Mary! Count me in. I put on the pedometer this morning (took it off for the elliptical though). I'm in class the enxt two days so it won't be my typical workday but I'll certainly post my results :-) I think that it would be cool if we made it a 1 week challenge. Signaturejmk in NC > Great suggestion Mary! Count me in. I put on the pedometer this > morning (took it off for the elliptical though). I'm in class the enxt > two days so it won't be my typical workday but I'll certainly post my > results :-) > > I think that it would be cool if we made it a 1 week challenge. Hey, Jenn, if you want to do one week, that is great. I somehow always seem to choose 10 days for personal challenges -- I don't know why, but the number just works for me. If you want to do 7 days, by all means do! Mary >> Great suggestion Mary! Count me in. I put on the pedometer this >> morning (took it off for the elliptical though). I'm in class the enxt [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > >Mary When do we start? It's Thursday evening here in England, but not for some of you, so I can report that today I did just over 16,500 paces. This was being out and about all day. Tomorrow I will be at work and it'll be a lot less. janice >> At my trainer's urging, I have started to wear my pedometer again, >> with a goal to do [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > > I think that it would be cool if we made it a 1 week challenge. 10200 for yesterday (Thursday) Signaturejmk in NC > >> At my trainer's urging, I have started to wear my pedometer again, > >> with a goal to do [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > > > 10200 for yesterday (Thursday) Starting about 3 pm, 9752. Not bad IMNSHO! Tonia I won't be able to join in the challenge but it made me think about getting more miles on the bike trails this weekend. I don't know how much time I'll have between other commitments but I'm going to try for 50+ miles. Beverly > At my trainer's urging, I have started to wear my pedometer again, with a goal to do > at least 12,000 steps per day. (I think my brand "Digiwalker" recommends 10,000 steps [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > Mary M > 325-158-148 > I won't be able to join in the challenge but it made me think about getting > more miles on the bike trails this weekend. I don't know how much time I'll > have between other commitments but I'm going to try for 50+ miles. > > Beverly That sounds great, Bev! I am really wanting to do some bike riding this summer -- first step, get a bike! :-) Mary > > I won't be able to join in the challenge but it made me think about getting > > more miles on the bike trails this weekend. I don't know how much time I'll [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Mary Too bad you don't live closer as I have 6 of them in my garage and I'd gladly loan you one. Beverly > I won't be able to join in the challenge but it made me think about getting > more miles on the bike trails this weekend. I don't know how much time I'll > have between other commitments but I'm going to try for 50+ miles. > > Beverly I did 24 on Tuesday and will probably do 10 today. I haven't set my sights on the weekend yet. I'm 2/3 down (and back) the trail that I hope to complete this summer (and many times this fall). Jenn > > I won't be able to join in the challenge but it made me think about > getting [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Jenn I have the "Bike for the Health of It" ride Saturday morning but it's only 15 miles. Maybe I'll take off in the afternoon and do some additional riding. My daughter is leaving for the State Special Olympics Friday afternoon so I'll have Saturday by myself<g> I may be able to get a few more miles in before she returns Sunday afternoon. Beverly i need to get 150 steps aday yea its sounds low but i can not do something like 10000 aday i am a fat mother fuker |
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