Started this blog two years ago-- with the stated goal of walking 10,000 steps (5 miles) per day.
I began with an Omron pedometer. At a certain point I switched to the Fitbit. The Fitbit gives an electronic, digital and more high tech feel to your workout. I never wanted to wear a Fitbit to sleep. I have enough problems sleeping without a Fitbit watching over my tossing and turning!
The Fitbit fell off my wrist one day. The Fitbit was gone. I liked being liberated. I went back to the Omron pedometer. You can keep it in your pocket. It counts your steps. It lets you know how many minutes you have made at a fast pace, called aerobic steps. The pedometer is a mechanical device. It has no GPS to a satellite. It counts your steps based on the movement in your hips.
I like to put the Omron pedometer in my pocket when I go out to exercise. My main exercise is walking. I've learned that if you walk about 4-5 miles per day-- you will feel healthy. That's good news. A good portion of that walking should be aerobic walking. I walk about 116 steps per minute when I am in exercise mode.
I feel even better if I go up and down hills.
The best investment you can make towards retirement-- is to exercise every day. If you walk for health you increase the chances you will make it to retirement age still feeling good.
Maybe I like the pedometer because it measures hip movement-- and I used to be a hippie.
So eat like a hippie, mainly vegetables and beans and whole grains. And walk like a hippie-- using your hips. You will feel the benefits.