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Best way to track steps on daily walk

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I walk every day except the week I have chemo, usually a half hour. I am guessing I walk a mile? I have been doing my walks for 4 years since my cancer diagnosis. They are now part of my day.
I would like to count my steps but would like to know how other people do this. Is a pedometer, watch, phone or other device the most accurate? Thanks!

Most adults can walk a mile in under 20 minutes easily, so you are probably doing closer to a mile and a half if you don't pause.

Your smart phone will have a health app, or your app store will have all sorts of health apps that include step counting. My own Galaxy phones come with the Samsung 'Health' app which counts steps. When I enable the Bluetooth connection to my Galaxy smart watch, the watch becomes the de facto counter since it is on me constantly and actually counts my steps based on my arm movement. The phone only uses GPS to guess how many steps you are taking.

As mentioned, there are a great many cheaper alternatives available at all drug stores, department stores, and on line. The Fitbits are popular and have been on the market for many years now.

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I have a Fitbit band that not only tells me the time, alerts me to phone notifications, and counts steps, but reminds me every hour by vibrating if I haven't walked 150 steps. That motivates me to get up from the computer and walk around. The step information then appears on my email. I have measured my steps and the Fitbit is very accurate. The only problem is that at about 2 years old now it shuts off without warning and I have to charge it up a couple of times a day to keep it from shutting off.