Pokemon - anyone else catching them?
sk11mra
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Got Pokemon go on Sunday evening and have walked 26km so far without even realising it! Only noticed when fitness pal gave me an extra 800 cals to eat. So if you have some time to walk/cycle around then Pokemon is a great motivator.
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I have indeed been catching all the pokemon and walking/biking a lot more because of it. There is a small thread about pokemon go in the fitness forum of mfp.
it is also insane how many people I'm seeing walking more because of it.0 -
I would be, but the app constantly crashes on my phone, even though it's a rather decent one. Funny since Ingress works perfectly on it.5
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Not yet, I'm in Canada
can't wait until I can, though! 5 -
I'm in the UK, it's not officially out here but you can get it if you don't mind fiddling with your settings. I don't have it but Mr. Garage has it and was catching Pokemon all over town yesterday. It's an interesting concept.1
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I downloaded for my 9 year old. Then I read this article this morning. I deleted the app.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/pokemon-go-has-full-access-to-your-emails-and-documents/ar-BBudddw0 -
The permissions thing was an error; the developer is working on a fix. Go catch some Pokemon!
http://www.androidcentral.com/pokemon-go-security-concerns-are-ios-only5 -
Ill admit it...my son and daughter took me with them on Friday night at 11 pm and well...now I am chasing them as well. Definitely going to get me moving more...
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Definitely.0
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There's a squirtle nearby and I can't get to it because I'm at work...
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Not even a little.2
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Yes as it's a great bonding time to do with my 8-year-old. He gets so into it and It gets is up and moving.2
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I am when I can, but with the server issues and GPS issues, it makes it tough.1
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Hopefully they won't take too long rolling it out in Canada! My daughter and I are really looking forward to it
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pretty sad that people need an app to get out and walk around more....11
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Why not just geocache? Same thing - a reward at the end - only without the security issues or risk of someone creating lures to mug (or worse) people?3
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pretty sad that people need an app to get out and walk around more....
Why is it any sadder than having a competitive sport as your exercise? I don't have it myself, but if people enjoy it as the primary motivation *and* it is an activity, then whoop, bonus!
Don't be such a bloody snob about it.
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Frankly...
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I sort of do, but if I'm out walking, it's for exercise, which I track with MapMyWalk. Pokemon Go messes with MMW for some reason. Thankfully I only got screwed out of a half mile before I realized it. If I can't run them both at the same time, I'm only catching what I can sitting on my behind at work or home, or taking the dog out. 5-7 miles per day is enough walking for me.0
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cwolfman13 wrote: »Frankly...
A grown up life with no room for fun is just a pretty sucky life! No shame if your idea of fun isn't Pokemon though...just like there's no shame for people who do find it fun
My normal lunchtime walking path has 4 Pokestops and a gym on it. I spent half the day at work watching the gym change teams before I got out there to challenge it myself...and I held it for 10 minutes before it switched back to Team Instinct. Ah well! Pokestops are a little spread out for me but I'm enjoying it. Caught a Dratini today 31 -
cwolfman13 wrote: »Frankly...
A grown up life with no room for fun is just a pretty sucky life! No shame if your idea of fun isn't Pokemon though...just like there's no shame for people who do find it fun
My normal lunchtime walking path has 4 Pokestops and a gym on it. I spent half the day at work watching the gym change teams before I got out there to challenge it myself...and I held it for 10 minutes before it switched back to Team Instinct. Ah well! Pokestops are a little spread out for me but I'm enjoying it. Caught a Dratini today
Oh, I have plenty of fun...probably more fun than your average grown up...
And on the subject of fun...
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I will be as soon as my new phone arrives. I work in a large warehouse and two of my co-workers already caught some down the aisles, go figure lol.1
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There is nothing wrong with having an evening time walk to look for some little cartoons in the neighborhood. Sounds like a fun activity to do with the kids. Or alone even if you want a little extra motivation to move more.5
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Yeesss! It's been so motivating for my runs. Whenever I don't wanna go I just think "but I need to hatch my eggs!"6
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It's not even realised in the UK yet and so many people are playing, not had any server problems, only have to reboot the app every so often as it freezes, but there was an update yesterday that hopefully fixed that. To the few folk who say' I'm a grown up, not 10, don't have time etc'. Well that's just not true, I've met a huge range of people out catching Pokemon. Nerdy gamers are no longer trapped inside and people who wouldn't think of themselves as games are enjoying it too. I run my own business and so this motivates me to walk to the post office instead of taking the car, thus is a fitness aid, which essentially is what we are all striving for, else we wouldn't be on this forum!4
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I've met a huge range of people out catching Pokemon. Nerdy gamers are no longer trapped inside and people who wouldn't think of themselves as games are enjoying it too.
Yes to this. The city park where I walk typically only has a couple of families roaming (except this time of year when there's major activity at the beach, but that's it) and a few walkers/joggers. Now there are loads of people who look like they haven't seen the outside world in months, and more families, couples and other groups playing together. It's not even close to being a big city but our park now looks like Central Park.7 -
Youtuber Diggy Buttmuncher shares her experience... https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=701222070029617&id=1667916168060011
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I have been doing the Yes Fit virtual races to motivate me to walk more. Using Pokemon Go really helps the miles go by quickly.1
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PaulaWallaDingDong wrote: »I sort of do, but if I'm out walking, it's for exercise, which I track with MapMyWalk. Pokemon Go messes with MMW for some reason. Thankfully I only got screwed out of a half mile before I realized it. If I can't run them both at the same time, I'm only catching what I can sitting on my behind at work or home, or taking the dog out. 5-7 miles per day is enough walking for me.
Aww, really? I have Map My Fitness and I can run them both at the same time.0
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