Posted this to my status but thought I would share here as well. In June I recognized my lifestyle has gotten extremely sedentary. Having almost zero interest in starting a hard core workout program my first baby step was to purchase a pedometer and try and hit 10K steps a day. But first I recorded my average steps with my then current lifestyle. On a workday I would average anywhere from 2,750-3,500 steps in a day. On a weekend I would average anywhere from 1,000 to 3,000 (non average had days of over 10k). So 10K steps would increase my steps considerably. The pedometer I bought also tracks "aerobic steps" separately. These are steps that take place when walking a minimum of 10 minutes continuously while also at a pace of at least 60 steps a minute. My average there was previously ZERO!

About 3 weeks after buying the pedometer I rediscovered myfitnesspal and now that it had an app for my Iphone I got hooked right away. I lost over 20 lbs just from walking and using myfitnesspal. This increased my motivation over time to where on 9/10 I started up a "hard core workout" program in the form of P90X ha ha.

Last friday I recorded my millionth step and as of yesterday my pedometer stats are:

Days recorded - 101
Total steps recorded - 1,027,229
Avg steps per day - 10,171
Total days over 10K - 64
Total days under 10K - 37

Total aerobic steps - 516,086
Average aerobic steps per day - 5,060
Total aerobic walking time - 4,880 minutes
Average aerobic walking time per day - 48 minutes

Total miles walked - 486

As a kid (and somewhat secretly today) I loved playing RPG video games where you built up a character and made them stronger. So having a pedometer to measure my progress with I think taps into that same personality trait that loves to see a stat go up as a direct result of my efforts.