Leaving Foot Prints
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Okay so I just downloaded the Pacer app for my iPhone, does anyone else use this? I have an interesting situation because I ride horses for a living and I tend to have my phone in my pocket. I teach riding lessons and while I am teaching I am usually walking around the riding area, just for comparative reasons I left my phone in my pocket most of the day today. I rode five horses and taught two lessons and at the end of the day ( I think I had left it in the car while I rode one of the horses) and the total at the end of the day is 9 miles, 22735 steps. I did a few days earlier leaving my phone behind while I rode and I had around 8500 steps in a normal day for me.
as a rule I do not count riding against my calories since I do so much and my body is used to it, unless I have done more than 6 horses in a day (the I will add some calories for the day ) but I have been trying to walk at least 15 miles per week (tracked via run keeper)
Has anyone done any experiments to see how accurate the different apps are for the phone?
Thanks for the input!
Laura
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Okay so I just downloaded the Pacer app for my iPhone, does anyone else use this? I have an interesting situation because I ride horses for a living and I tend to have my phone in my pocket. I teach riding lessons and while I am teaching I am usually walking around the riding area, just for comparative reasons I left my phone in my pocket most of the day today. I rode five horses and taught two lessons and at the end of the day ( I think I had left it in the car while I rode one of the horses) and the total at the end of the day is 9 miles, 22735 steps. I did a few days earlier leaving my phone behind while I rode and I had around 8500 steps in a normal day for me.
as a rule I do not count riding against my calories since I do so much and my body is used to it, unless I have done more than 6 horses in a day (the I will add some calories for the day ) but I have been trying to walk at least 15 miles per week (tracked via run keeper)
Has anyone done any experiments to see how accurate the different apps are for the phone?
Thanks for the input!
Laura
I just did one.
Physically counted - 1030 (approx i lost count at least once)
Used iOS steps - 1156
FitBit steps - 1162
To me they are all fairly close without adjusting my stride.0 -
31/12 - 5,335 **** 11/1 - 8,739*******22/1 - 9,613
1/1 - 100 ********* 12/1 - 11,073*****23/1 - 2,984
2/1 - 6,024 ******* 13/1 - 7,845******24/1 - 10,358 - It was a great day, now i am tired
3/1 - 7,212 ******* 14/1 - 8,954******25/1 - 8,273
4/1 - 3,578********15/1 - 8,612******26/1 - 3,901
5/1 - 6,532********16/1 - 7,003******27/1 - 4,818
6/1 - 7,549********17/1 - 7,547******28/1 - 8,443
7/1 - 7,439********18/1 - 4,128 (I did a lot around the house without my phone)
8/1 - 7,392********19/1 - 8,091
9/1 - 8,462********20/1 - 5,306
10/1 - 11,120******21/ - 8,976
All of these are done with iOS. The numbers are going up but only slightly. I do know walking outside in the freezing cold is not happening. I am attempting to do more walking in the office but up and down one hallway feels strange.
I do know that if I get out at lunch my numbers definitely go up.
Let's see what happens next month.0 -
Whooooo Hoooooo what a great day!!!
31/12 - 5,335 **** 11/1 - 8,739*******22/1 - 9,613
1/1 - 100 ********* 12/1 - 11,073*****23/1 - 2,984
2/1 - 6,024 ******* 13/1 - 7,845******24/1 - 10,358 - It was a great day, now i am tired
3/1 - 7,212 ******* 14/1 - 8,954******25/1 - 8,273
4/1 - 3,578********15/1 - 8,612******26/1 - 3,901
5/1 - 6,532********16/1 - 7,003******27/1 - 4,818
6/1 - 7,549********17/1 - 7,547******28/1 - 8,443
7/1 - 7,439********18/1 - 4,128 *****29/1 - 12,226 - First day with FitBit
8/1 - 7,392********19/1 - 8,091
9/1 - 8,462********20/1 - 5,306
10/1 - 11,120******21/ - 8,976
I had the feeling I was walking more than my phone told me. Having the FitBit caught it all.
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Hello there "walking_woman"......Yay for getting your FitBit!! Do you love it yet?
Hope everyone is accomplishing what they have set out to do.
Being a healthier ME is most important.
My main push is to get 5 miles in everyday. So far...so good! (*)
Jan. 27 - 12,346
Jan. 28 - 12,989
Jan. 29 - 11,516
Jan. 30 - 13,496
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Hello there "walking_woman"......Yay for getting your FitBit!! Do you love it yet?
Hope everyone is accomplishing what they have set out to do.
Being a healthier ME is most important.
My main push is to get 5 miles in everyday. So far...so good! (*)
Jan. 27 - 12,346
Jan. 28 - 12,989
Jan. 29 - 11,516
Jan. 30 - 13,496
I do love it. Funny how a gadget helps to make a difference. I agree with the wang to be a healthier me.
Glad to see you moving and enjoying yourself 0 -
New Month New Outlook
29/1 - 12,226 - First day with FitBit
30/1 - 9,151
31/1 - 10,038
1/2 - 10,1220 -
Dealing with a cough in my system. Hoping I will be able to keep up with my 5 miles a day.
Jan. 31 - 10,384
Feb. 1 - 17,979
Feb. 2 - 13,8540 -
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New Month New Outlook
29/1 - 12,226 - First day with FitBit
30/1 - 9,151
31/1 - 10,038
1/2 - 10,122
2/2 - 12,037
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walking_woman wrote: »New Month New Outlook
29/1 - 12,226 - First day with FitBit
30/1 - 9,151
31/1 - 10,038
1/2 - 10,122
2/2 - 12,037
3/2 - 10,1990 -
New Month New Outlook
29/1 - 12,226 - First day with FitBit
30/1 - 9,151
31/1 - 10,038
1/2 - 10,122
2/2 - 12,037
3/2 - 10,199
4/2 - 10,363
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Hi there "walking_woman". Looks like you have been busy leaving footprints. Congratulations on your accomplishments. The cough I had became a nasty full fledged cold. I have felt pretty crappy this week. Low grade fever will do that to me. Did not get in my 5 miles every day, but that is OK.
Feb. 3 - 4,680
Feb. 4 - 4,868
Feb. 5 - 7,955
Today is a NEW day! I am going for it today!
Have yourself a BEAUTI"FULL" DAY!!0 -
Hi there "walking_woman". Looks like you have been busy leaving footprints. Congratulations on your accomplishments. The cough I had became a nasty full fledged cold. I have felt pretty crappy this week. Low grade fever will do that to me. Did not get in my 5 miles every day, but that is OK.
Feb. 3 - 4,680
Feb. 4 - 4,868
Feb. 5 - 7,955
Today is a NEW day! I am going for it today!
Have yourself a BEAUTI"FULL" DAY!!
Glad you are feeling better. Enjoy your walk. Each day is a new day let's take it all in.
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walking_woman wrote: »New Month New Outlook
29/1 - 12,226 - First day with FitBit
I just got a fitbit yesterday, so far today it says I have gone 15,253 and I'd imagine I'll have a few more thousand in before the day is over.
I walk *a lot* at work on days I work, so I am thinking my idea of the challenge for myself will be to keep up the numbers on my days off. Not sure yet but like the idea of this challenge and now that I have the tracking tool I hope to participate in the future 0 -
hortensehildegarde wrote: »walking_woman wrote: »New Month New Outlook
29/1 - 12,226 - First day with FitBit
I just got a fitbit yesterday, so far today it says I have gone 15,253 and I'd imagine I'll have a few more thousand in before the day is over.
I walk *a lot* at work on days I work, so I am thinking my idea of the challenge for myself will be to keep up the numbers on my days off. Not sure yet but like the idea of this challenge and now that I have the tracking tool I hope to participate in the future
I love my FitBit.
If you want to join other FitBit users that are in this challege there is a thread with their URLS.
Mine is: public url: //www.fitbit.com/user/365B8X0 -
Wow... I forgot to log my foot prints here. Ok, catching up now
New Month New Outlook
29/1 - 12,226 - First day with FitBit
30/1 - 9,151
31/1 - 10,038
1/2 - 10,122
2/2 - 12,037
3/2 - 10,199
4/2 - 10,363
5/2 - 9,752
6/2 - 6,001
7/2 - 11,311
8/2 - 8,406
9/2 - 5,686
10/2 - 11,525
11/2 - 10,555
12/20 -
New Month New Outlook
29/1 - 12,226 - First day with FitBit
30/1 - 9,151
31/1 - 10,038
1/2 - 10,122 ****** 13/2 - 6,553
2/2 - 12,037 ****** 14/2 - 11,845
3/2 - 10,199
4/2 - 10,363
5/2 - 9,752
6/2 - 6,001
7/2 - 11,311
8/2 - 8,406
9/2 - 5,686
10/2 - 11,525
11/2 - 10,555
12/2 - 8,8220
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