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Best way to track steps on daily walk
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!
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I have a garmin watch that i use to track my walks and runs. It also keeps a daily step count. It also measures heart rate , sleep, etc. I find it is a good way to track my activities over time.
I really, really like my Apple watch. I lost my last Garmin four years ago and now just use my Apple, which I actually liked so I wasn’t switching watches. The detail it shows is great - definitely is a step counter, monitors heart rate. It’s pretty amazing I also like the fall and crash alerts. Lots of great choices to monitor health these days.
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1 ReactionWhat model of Garmin do you have? And is it accurate? I like knowing it has GPS.
I like the thought of monitoring my health but I don't have an Apple phone. Too expensive.
I have the Forerunner 55. It is the basic forerunner model and has more options than i need, but I like it. It is accurate. I like the fact that it also tracks my sleep. I think it can also be used for swimming. I am not a swimmer so i haven’t used that feature. I like that it tracks heart rate and I can see after a run what my hearts rate was at points during the run. All the data from my watch goes to my garmin connect.com
Apple Watch works great. If you fall it can notify medical personnel for you.
I love my Apple Watch!! I usually walk three miles per day at a reasonably fast pace ... my playlist totals one hour, more than enough time it takes to walk those three miles. Cheers everyone.
If you have an iPhone it's tracked automatically in the health app unless you disable it. I use an Apple Watch because it tracks walking, bicycling, weightlifting, etc.
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5 ReactionsNever counted ... since I learned to stand up...8 decades ago ... because Movement is Pleasure.
Strange what we did out of our inborn impulse/instinct, grows so rusted as we grow old.
Something is not right with our ways of living.
Let's recall the pleasure we felt when we moved -- ran, jumped, climbed and...
Our bodies are smart enough to remind us -- through a feeling of tiredness -- when it's time to slow down or stop. We don't need SOMEONE (or someTHING) telling US as WE know best when to continue on or stop.
As I came back from subway to bus carrying 15 lbs of cat litter and 6 lbs of grocery up and down many steps, walking another ten minutes to my suite on 2nd floor (yes there is elevator) I teased myself, 'How about walking up some more? Two more floors I was breathing heavy with mouthfuls of air; two more floors my Excitement was wearing out. Walking down used different muscles. Unloading to my apt I felt good and tired. Oh, I never looked what floor on way up. Staying in tune with body is wiser.
I use Apple health app and another free app steps that I downloaded from Apple App Store besides that I use Xiaomi smart band