Day 10
Nov. 29, 2013-- 3,469 steps
The Thanksgiving weekend has been a low output time for accumulating steps. Not feeling strong enough to mount up the miles. But I used the time to get some more info on the Art of Walking, the Science of Pedometers and the Postman's Creed.
Went to Dick's Sporting Goods and asked an employee, a friendly, energetic young guy about 22 years, if he knew about pedometers. He immediately picked up his wrist and showed me a sleek piece of grey plastic with some a pulsing electronic signal. Then he pulled out his smartphone and showed me how his data was being tracked throughout the day-- steps taken, distance covered, calories burned and even the amount of time he spent sleeping! The high tech pedometer he used was called a FitBit. He said I could sync it up to my laptop since I don't have a smartphone. I must be one of the few people in the world who doesn't own an iPhone or an Android.
The salesman at Dick's made me aware of the high tech possibilities for keeping motivated to walk for health and exercise. Then I asked my US mailman if he knew about pedometers, a guy named Norm. Norm said he had tracked his movement on his route. He too used a pedometer connected to a smartphone. The postman said he walks 8.3 miles on his route. According to my math, that's about 16,600 steps per day! And Norm is approaching retirement age.
The postman's creed is:
Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.
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