Wearing a pedometer for the day
@shaggin (74988)
United States
December 10, 2016 7:46am CST
For cyber school one part of this lesson he has to wear a pedometer all day and see how many steps he takes. It said doctors recommened 10,000 steps a day for the average person.
Today he will barely take any steps... To the computer then to the bathroom or get a drink and back...sitting in a car..then walking around while we get groceries then probably sitting at the computer or playatation again when we get home.
I decided me wearing the pedometer would be more effective to show him how it works as I move around a alot more.
The reset button can easily be bumped is what I don't like.
Just making my son and breakfast and myself coffee I have taken 279 steps.
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@Morleyhunt (21741)
• Canada
10 Dec 16
I wore one for a day. It wasn't accurate. My driveway alive is 300 ft long. According to the pedometer I had taken 25 steps. Ya, right.
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@shaggin (74988)
• United States
10 Dec 16
The cyber school directions was to put this on the waist band directly over the knee as if there is an is an imaginary line that runs up. When we did that the count was only 1/4 of the steps it should have been. There is also no cover for this pedometer like the one the cyber school directions say.
I then read the directions that came with this pedometer and it said to attach it to the waist band in the middle of your stomach basically. Well that was more accurate and we are getting the correct step count now!
@shaggin (74988)
• United States
10 Dec 16
@Morleyhunt I laid down reading for along while and when I got up it was at over 1000 steps. It was at 400 when I laid down. I guess you are right on how inaccurate they are.
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@Morleyhunt (21741)
• Canada
10 Dec 16
@shaggin I followed the directions. My pedometer had a cover. It just didn't recognize my steps....my grandson wore it. It found him without difficulty.
@CinnamonGrl (7086)
• Santa Fe, New Mexico
10 Dec 16
My sis wears one. . she runs a daycare, so she takes LOTS of steps, lol. I don't think she ever has to worry on that score! I'm the one who should start that. God I'm a lazybones.
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@shaggin (74988)
• United States
10 Dec 16
I am extremely hyper but with the depression and mood stabilizing medicine I take it calms me down so I am pretty inactive anymore. When I worked at a hospital I was always moving. I sit around a lot while doing the cyber schooling with my son.
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@Tina30219 (82978)
• Onaway, Michigan
10 Dec 16
I need to get one and start doing more. Maybe once he sees how much you do he will do it and think cool.
@shaggin (74988)
• United States
11 Dec 16
I doubt it... Video games are a lot more fun for a kid and the pedometer proved to be very very inaccurate.
@Tina30219 (82978)
• Onaway, Michigan
11 Dec 16
@shaggin That is true video games are more important to a kid. Maybe santa needs to get you a new better one for Christmas I seen I think it is called a fit bit I know those are expensive but if you have a dunham's sports and are a member of there savings club thing where you get coupons by email you could get one at a decent price with 20% off coupon.
@infatuatedbby (94909)
• United States
10 Dec 16
Let US know how many steps by the end of the day :)
@shaggin (74988)
• United States
13 Dec 16
@infatuatedbby More like sleep walking :-p
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@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
10 Dec 16
those sorta thingies're to encourage folks to move more, i hope yer son starts doin' jest that. the hubs got me one'f those years back then nearly fainted to see how many steps a made'n a day. tendin' cattle/horses/house 'n the lands 'tis quite the work-out. i miss that...the latter, not the pedometer, lol.
@shaggin (74988)
• United States
12 Dec 16
@crazyhorseladycx There is a local church 20 miles away that does a homeschool gym class meet up at 2 pm on Thursdays. Unfortunatly my son has his online classes until 1:45 and so we aren't able to make it to those meetups.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
11 Dec 16
@shaggin what a sad deal, 's there a gym somewhere nearby where he could do such? like the ymca?
@Happy2BeMe (99353)
• Canada
10 Dec 16
The steps really add up. I have a Fitbit and I wear it pretty every day.
@Happy2BeMe (99353)
• Canada
12 Dec 16
@shaggin There were times that I reached 25,000 but that is when I would walk to work. The average is a little over 10,000 I would say.
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@shaggin (74988)
• United States
12 Dec 16
@Happy2BeMe That is great you are right on target with your average then.
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@kaka135 (14994)
• Malaysia
13 Dec 16
That sounds good! I never thought we might take so many steps when we are just walking in the house. Hope your son will be encouraged by you!
I wonder how many steps I am walking in the house every day, by doing housework, "serving" the children, carrying and walking the baby, etc. 
Yes, I think it's not so nice if the reset button is easily pressed.
Yes, I think it's not so nice if the reset button is easily pressed.@shaggin (74988)
• United States
13 Dec 16
It is pretty neat seeing how many steps we are taking just doing our routine things around the house. I was at 400 steps when I laid down. I laud around reading for an hour and when I stood up it was at 1000 so I won't be using that inaccurare pedometer anymore.
@Fishmomma (11658)
• United States
12 Dec 16
I use to wear one and certainly didn't walk enough until putting on the step counter. It did get me walking more and lost a few pounds. Sounds like that one doesn't know how to count correctly. I'm considering wearing mine again to keep holiday calories from making my weight go up.
@shaggin (74988)
• United States
12 Dec 16
I need time to exercise more. With cyber schooling my son we are both sitting around way to much.
@averygirl72 (38847)
• Philippines
11 Dec 16
I want to have one. I believe that we need to walk a lot. I stay at home most of the time and is not walking a lot so I go a lot outside now because I believe walking is good for health
@shaggin (74988)
• United States
11 Dec 16
I wish it was warmer here so we could get out and be more active! It is only about 18 degrees right now and we are supposed to get 3-5 inches of snow tonight.
@hostessman (11871)
• Tucson, Arizona
10 Dec 16
my wife and i have done that over the years just for the heck of it mainly, my daughter has it right now..
@shaggin (74988)
• United States
11 Dec 16
It is something that I would do just for the heck of it as well not something I would care to do daily. I live a very inactive lifestyle anymore.
@shaggin (74988)
• United States
12 Dec 16
I was at 400 steps. I laid down to read for about an hour and when I stood up it said 1000 steps. It wasnt bumped but apparently laying down messed it up.
