Pedometers
As you know, I’ve been walking with my local diet group (a bunch of oldies like me who need to get fit) and this week we all bought fancy pedometers from the local physiotherapy clinic. It’s very cute and sits on my waistband. That’s really ALL it does. I opened the pamphlet that comes with it and I can understand that I’m supposed to draw a line on the floor, place my right toe up against the line and walk 10 paces and draw a line in front of my left toe. Then I measure the distance and divide by 10.
Sounds easy, doesn’t it? It’s easy until you start pressing those little buttons. Why don’t they have a button that says “set”? I’ve got reset and mode. I don’t want to mode the darned thing, I want to set my details in there.
I used it yesterday, without setting it, and I walked just under 2000 steps in 20 minutes. Of course I don’t know how far that was because I was using the setting the pedometer arrived with. It’s ok, I understand that some people are geekier than others. It took me forever to learn how to record a program to disk too.
Tomorrow the group meets and there’s a big contest for the person who’s put the most mileage on the pedometer. I’m wondering if I can trick the pedometer to think I’ve walked more than I have. I don’t want to win the contest; I just don’t want to be last. That makes me a very small person in a really big body, doesn’t it?
April 12th, 2009 at 12:58 am
Hi there,
Congratulations on your success with the band. I have been reading your blog and loving every word of it. I will be popping in and out to catch on your latest installment so quick, write the next one! lol Well done!
Cara
April 12th, 2009 at 4:13 am
Hi Cara, you certainly how how to make a person feel good!! I promise to post much more often and hopefully that will keep me motivated.
Happy Easter!
April 15th, 2009 at 7:57 am
Have been blogging about the Pedometer for a week. I wear it on my waist however, it s resetting it self. I’m a full figure woman so, I do not think my waist is a good place. It has not been a working instrument for me. I think they should make one with a button Door. that way it will not reset. wish you luck with yours
April 16th, 2009 at 10:15 pm
Auntie E, that’s what I’ve been saying for a long time! Round people need the pedometers but.. how silly do we look lifting up the rolls to have a look at the pedometer? They don’t test these things on the people who need them most!
April 19th, 2009 at 10:45 am
My wife used to have a pedometer and I used to try and trick it (just as an experiment) by shaking it and jumping up and down! It didn’t work, but it kept me amused for a while anyway!
April 19th, 2009 at 6:45 pm
Hi Mark, I found the same thing. Needless to say I didn’t win the walking contest to see who could get the highest figure on their pedometers. There’s always next time!