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The Pedometer Craze
Coming to a walking path soon the pedometer is quickly becoming the stride coach of the century. From coast to coast people are snatching up these devices that measure your walking steps on a daily basis. The results are the key. Each day as you think about that little device clipped to your belt or perhaps one of the fancy ones you can toss in a pocket you take that walk a bit longer each way. Add a step or three just because. Why you ask? It gets to our internal competitive nature. Human beings love to beat their goals. Setting them as the medical community has done so nicely (10,000 steps per day) becomes the Everest. Only this mountain gets climbed every day. From Oprah and Doctor Oz to books on tape you hear it over and over again. By walking a minimum of 10,000 steps per day you can achieve great results for a healthy and happier way of life. Walking will never replace running when it comes to time per burn but if you do it consistently and stick to it (becomes routine) you will be able add years to your life and perhaps those affected with Type II diabetes can slowly but surely turn back the clock on the medications.
Pedometer devices are the silet trainer who sits waiting to give you the results of your efforts. With a simple lithium battery the store data for months. They are your friends when you achieve success and they are that silent push at the end of the day when you need that extra 2000 steps after dinner.
Dinner is that funny meal. In fact, see our articles elsewhere on the site, dinner portions should be cut in half. There is a great article here on dinner for breakfast that you can find at www.planetberries.com/dinner-for-breakfast.html. The simple theory is that you have a better chance of burning the calories over the course of the day then you will from the dinner hour till you head off to sleep. The majority of us do very little exercising at all after dinner except for finding the clicker each night.
What people are reporting around the globe is that these precious little devices (range in price from $5 - $50.00) are stimulating the individualimg to continue exercising or creating longer walks to normal routines. Heck, we walk to the market now and use that excuse to achieve an over the top performance on the 10,000 steps. Here is a small list of the key manufacturers:
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The pedometer is that constant reminder that you are not quite done. You get up from dinner and you see the deficity. Did you add a nice dessert tonight? Add an extra 1000 steps to the 10K!
